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Si. Johns River Service between 

Jacksoiwille ai\d Saivford, Fla., 

and Intermediate Landings 



The " Clyde Line " is the favorite route 
between New York, Boston, Phila- 
delphia and Eastern Points, and 
Charleston, S. C, and Jackson- 
ville, Fla., making direct connection 
for all points South and Southwest. 




TASTES T MODERN 

STEAMSHIPS AND 

FINEST SERVICE 



G L^VMHHi^ Co. General Agents 
»9 SisSc Si. New YoRic^ 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here ad%'ertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), ^5^ashi^gton (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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TOURIST RESORTS. 



WHITE MOUNTAINS 




THE COLONNADE OF THE MoL .\ I 1 LLa^ iM u . 1 HE LEFT, THE MOUNT WASHINGTON AND THE PRESIDENTIAL 

RANGE BEYOND THE OOLF COURSE. LINE OF MOUNT WASHINGTON RAILWAY 

VISIBLE ON THE MOUNTAIN SIDE. 

NEW YORK TO BR.ETTON WOODS. 

Leave, 8:40 A. M.; Arrive, 7:38 P. M. Leave, 9 P. M.; Arrive, 8:40 A. M. Tiirough train to special station on tlie 
grounds of The Mount Pleasant and The Mount Washington at Bretton Woods, Ten Tliousand Acres in tlie 

HEART OF THE WHITE MOUNTAINS. 




'I HE CLlMb TO THE CLOUDS ON THE MOUNT \VAt.HINGTON RAILWAY, 



Steepest grade is at "Jacob's Ladder," sliown in view, 1980 feet to the mile, or rising 13 inclies to advance 3 feet. 
Two trains daily from Bretton Woods; 2]/i hours on Summit for passengers by 9:33 A. M. train, arriving back 3:'^3 
P. M. Tourists are advised, however, to pass the night on the mountain, in the comfortable "Summit House, " as the 
afternoon and early morning views are often the Fnest. 



Pure Air, 



"Pure Wafer. 

AT BR.ETTON WOODS. 



Ture "Deiight, 



Every comfort and luxury in the hotels, and every advantage for health and enjoyment out-of-doors. 

ANDERSON m. PRICE, Managers, Eretton Woods, N. H. 

Winter Hotels: "The Ormond," Florida, New York Hotel: "Bretton Hall " 

and "Bretton Inn-at-Ormond-Beach." -:- 85th to 86th Streets and Broadway. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed mattf of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), ^3^ashington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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r 

Iti Steinwacy PisLno 

C AS a reputation founded on the recorded judgment of the 
1/ world's greatest artists of two generations and the com- 
bined opinion of the most eminent musical and scientific 
experts. 

That these famous pianos occupy the highest place in the 
musical world for quality and volume of tone, sublety of touch, 
mechanism, durability — everything requisite to the perfect 
piano, is best attested by the fact that they may be found in 
every capital and court of the world, in famous concert halls, 
in palatial hotels, aboard of luxurious yachts, as well as nearly 
all of the great ocean steamships, and, last but not least, in 
more than a hundred thousand homes. 

The possession of a Steinway Piano puts the seal of supreme 
Miniature Grand. Price $750. approval upon the musical taste of its owner. 
Catalogue mailed on application. 

STEINWAY <a SONS 

STEINWAY HALL 

107-109 East 14th Street NEW YORK 




KNAUTH, NACHOD & KllHNE 

BANKERS 

15 William Street. New York 



ISSUE 



1 ravelers' Checks 

IN CONVENIENT DENOMINATIONS 

FOR DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN USE 

CASHED BY BANKS AND ACCEPTED IN SETTLEMENT OF 
ACCOUNTS BY THE PRINCIPAL HOTELS 

SOLD BY ALL BANKS AND BANKER.S 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tiie Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacltsonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm'' Beach 
(Faciiig Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Banli Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



TOURIST ROUTES. 




Baltimore and Savannah. 

Baltimore, Norfolk and Boston* 

Philadelphia and Savannah. 

Providence, Norfolk and Baltimore* 

Baltimore, Newport News and Norfolk^ 

Accommodations and cuisine unsurpassed. Through tickets on sale 
and baggage checked to all points. Ask your nearest ticket agent or address 
the Passenger Department for illustrated folder and further information, 

J. C. WHITNEY, ^ A. D. STEBBINS, W. P. TURNER, 

/ \ 2d V. p. & Traffic Manager. General Manager. Gen. Pass. Agent. 

H. C. AVERY, Commercial Agent, 208 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 
GENERAL OFFICES, BALTIMORE, MD. 

FINEST COASTWISE TRIPS IN THE WORLD 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave,). 

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Ready Reference Guide. 



READY REFERENCE GUIDE. 

ST. AUGUSTINE. 



For East Coast Map see page 74. 

ST. AUGUSTINE is a well-equipped modern city. It has asphalt pavements, gas and electric 
lights, artesian water system, fire department, well-stocked markets and stores, elegant 
churches, an increasing number of residences, and palatial hotels which are famous the 
world over and on whose regis'^ers are written the names of more than 50,000 guests every 
winter and spring. It is the fashionable winter resort of the United States. Visitors find 
every convenience and luxury. The town is renowned for its healthfulness ; the climate 
is equable and has given lease of life to thousands who have come hither from the 
North and West. 

SITUATED on a narrow strip of land running north and south, the town has in front (on the 
east) the Matanzas River or bay, and on the west the S;. Sebastian River. Across the 
bay is Anastasia Island; and beyond that — two miles distant — the ocean. 

RAILWAYS. All East Coast Railwaj^ trains leave from the Union Depot on JNIalaga 
street. South Beach trains leave from foot of King street. 

MAILS. The post-office is on St. George s.rcet, facing the Plaza. General delivery hours, 
8 A. M. to 6 P. M. .Mail time to New York, thirty hours; to Chicago, forty hours. 

TELEGRAPH OFFICES. Western Union — St. George street; Ponce de Leon; Alcazar. 
Postal — Cathedral street. 

EXPRESS. Southern Express Co. ; office, corner Cathedral and Cordova streets. 

BANK. First National Bank, north side of Plaza. Hours, 9 A. M. to 2 P. M. 





"Oliver W., 

Jr. " , the fa- 
mous racing 
ostrich, driven 
in harness dai- 
ly, and "Cy- 
clone" will 
also be ridden 
bareback daily 
at our farm at 
11 a. m. and 
3:30 p. m. 



Direct from 
our Ostrich 
Farm. ^ ^ 



If you are interested in anythino: whatever in the way of O ^VRICH GOODS, write us for our illustrated and 
descriptive price list, as it will certainly be to your acivantage to look into what we are offering. 

Ostrich "Boas, Kan^, 'Plumes, Uips, 
'Pompons and J^onJeliies 

positively unsurpassed as to quality and richness, and which we offer to THE, COJWS\/ME'R Til'RECT, 
at "Pr-oducer s 'Prices. 

We can take care of you promptly, no matter in what part of the United States yon may reside. 



Ostrich Goods 



TKe Florida Ostrich Farm 



(incorporated), 

JACKSONSVILLE, FLA. 

Summer 'Branch : Saratoga Springs, N. Y. Winter "Branch : Palm Beach, Fla. Buy direct from the Producer 



Ready Reference Guide* 



CHURCHES. Baptist — Carrere and Sevilla streets. Episcopalian — Trinity Church, facing 
Plaza. Methodist — Grace Church, Cordova and Carrere streets. Presbyterian — Me- 
morial Church, Valencia and Sevilla streets. Roman Catholic — Cathedral, facing Plaza. 

PUBLIC LIBRARY. In Library Building, Hospital street and Artillery Lane. 

STUDIOS. Valencia street, in the grounds of the Hotel Ponce de Leon. 

SHOPPING. The Surprise Store, King and Bay streets. Dry goods, clothing, men's 
and women's furnishings. 

POINTS OF INTEREST. 

FORT MARION is open to the public through the day. 

THE CITY GATEWAY is at the head of St. George street. 

THE PLAZA, or Park, is in the center of the town. The Cathedral fronts on it. 

THE SLAVE MARKET, so called, on the Plaza, never was a slave market. 

OLD HOUSES. Interesting old houses to visit are Dodge's, on St. George street, and 
Whitney's, on Hospital street. 

HARBOR AND BEACHES. Small craft may be chartered for excursions. A bridge 
crosses the Matanzas Bay to Anastasia Island, which is thus rendered accessible by 
foot, carriage or wheel. A railroad runs to lighthouse and sea beach. 

THE SEA-WALL was built by the United States Government in 1835-42. 

ST. FRANCIS BARRACKS, now disused, are at the south end of the Sea-Wall. Ad- 
jacent is the Military Cemetery, with the Dade monument. 

MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY on Bay street, corner of Treasury street. 

ALLIGATOR FARM. 

ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN. San Marco avenue. Birds, snakes, alligators, wild animals. 

OCKLAWAHA RIVER and SILVER SPRINGS 



THE HART LINE 




THE GREATEST NATURAL 
ATTRACTION IN FLORIDA 

The Most Romantic River Trip in America! 

Its unique curves, tropical foliage, festooned arches 
and panoramic scenery are inexpressibly beautiful. 
The torchlight illuminaLtion — unknown on any 
other tourist route in the world — a gorgeous, pictur- 
esque and impressive scene, never to be forgotten. 
The kaleidoscopic waters from the subterranean 
river at Silver Springs and the nine-mile river 
therefrom, over which the steamers sail, surpassing 
in interest and wonder the blue grotto of Capri. 
Palatka is the starting point of the HaLrt Line 

Tourist Stean\ers 
Tourists caLD stop off at East Palatka aLivd Pa- 
la.tka, nvakirvg close connections for a trip up 
and down the Ocklawaha, returning to Palatka on 
the same steamer on morning of the third day, con- 
necting with morning trains in various directions. 
Steamers OKEEHUNKEE 2i\d and HIAWATHA 
(new). Staterooms for 60 passengers, equipped with 
all modern appliances for safety and comfort; boun- 
tiful table, with all the delicacies of the season. 
Captains and pilots of long service on this line. 
On and after January 15. 1906,_ 
Leave Palatka Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays, 
12.30 noon or on arrival of trains from Jacksonville, 
St. Augustine and Ormond. Returning, leave Silver 
Springs Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at 1.40 
p. m., on arrival of train from Orlando, Tampa, St. 
Petersburg and Ocala, arriving in Palatka early next 
morning, connecting with trains to all points. (See 
time schedule. Hart Line booklet.) Daily service 
resumed upon notice. Passengers can secure state- 
room berths in advance by letter or telegram to 

R. W. THOMPSON. Gen'l Mgr. 
P. O. Box A. PALATKA, FLA. 



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STEJ^T} THE tOIJ^TE'R 0\7T OF ^DOOTIS 




Founded by 

JAMES W. TUFTS 



forth Carolina 



The Leading Health and Recreation Resort 
of the South. 

PINEHURST is a private estate, covering a 
teiritory about ten miles square, located 
about 700 feet above the sea, and singu- 
larly favored as regards climate. This region en- 
joys an unusual percentage of bright, sunny 
days, and is absolutely free from damp or pene- 
trating winds. 

For the accommodation of guests there are 

Four Splendid Hotels 
\ Fifty Cottages 

\ All under one management and 

) ownership. Rates at hotels range from 

"62 50 per day upward. 

Two Excellent Golf 



\ Which are acknowledged to be the 

I best in the South, offer ample oppor- 

,' tunity to the Golf novice and expert 

alike. The annual North and South 

. , . Championship Tournament is held on 

, ^ »^ ^ ■ , the Pinehurst links as an annual fixture. 

A 35,000 Acre Shooting 
Preserve 

has been set aside for the 
exclusive use of guests; 
and guides, dogs and con- 
veyances are always ready 
for a day's sport with the 
birds. 

GOLF, SHOOTIKG 
and TENNIS TOURNA- 
MENTS are held weekly 
' - for appropriate trophies. 

\ ' A fine Preparatory 

- School, under the direc- 
' ;". ,. tion of A. G. Warren, 

[ ,' ' ^ ?, head-master, enables par- 

i \ ■' / ents to bring their chil- 

i ^ ; -•■' dren to Pinehurst without 

! ! '■ interruption of their course 

I - J - -.A of study. 

Pinehurst is the only resort in America from which consumptives are absolutetely excluded 
An ideal place at which to break the journey between the South and the North 

Through Pullman Service via Seaboard Air Line or Southern Railway. An exquisite book, with fac-similes of 
water-color sketches illustrating the out-of-door features of Pinehurst, will be sent upon application. 

PINEHURST GENERAL OFFICES, or LEONARD TUFTS, Ownei; Boston, Mass. 

PINEHURST, NORTH CAROLINA 



ASK MR. FOSTER tor further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St.' Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



TOURIST ROUTES. 



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Catskill Mo\ii\tains 



THE Great Summer Resort with 
its Private Parks, Cottage Life, 
and over i,ooo Hotels, Boarding 
Houses and Farm Houses, where 
you may enjoy the best air and 
the greatest variety of scenery 
of any Mountain Resort in this 
Country. :: :: :: :: :: 



The Ulster €1 Delaware R. R. 

is the only Standard Gauge Line to all sections of the 
Catskills, and during the Summer Season you may reach 
this section in through Draw'ng-Room Cars and Day 
Coaches, from Philadelphia, Jersey City and New York. 
Four Through Trains in each direction every week- 
day, without change of cars. :::::::::: 




A /I Illuslr ted Summer Book, zinth map of the Catskills and complete list of 
Hotels and Bjarding Houses, to be re-issued about May rst, igo=;, will be 
sent free on receipt of 8 cents postage. 



N. A, SIMS, General Passenger Agent, 

Kingston (Rondout Sta.), N. Y. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinoiana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



TOURIST RESORTS. 



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HOTEL GRANADA 



Under 

New Management 



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St. Augustine 
Florida 




THE HOTEL GRANADA is centrally located, being situated on the 
west side of the famous Alameda, facing the Ponce de Leon, 
Cordova and Alcazar hotels, among tropical plants and shrubbery, 
comprising a scene at once the richest and grandest of any resort city in 
the world. 

The dairy, poultry and vegetable products used in the Hotel Granada 
are drawn from our own farm (which means pure cream, milk and but- 
ter, fresh eggs, fruit and vegetables), where we have taken every 
measure to insure their healthfulness and purity. 

$2. so per day and upwards. Rooms alcoved, single or en suite, 
with or without private bath. Special rates per week and to parties. 



C. E. FULLER. \ 
J. W. McGRATH. \ 



Proprietors 



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ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami(First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 




STANDARD GUIDE MAP OF ST. AUGUSTINE. 



REFERENCES. 



1. St. George Hotel. 

2. Gateway. 

3. Plaza Market. 

4. Barracks. 

5. Post Office. 

6. Cordova. 

7. Ponce de Leon. 

8. Alcazar. 

9. Yacht Club. 

10. Vedder Museum. 

11. Granada. 

12. Buckingham. 

13. Magnolia. 

14. City Building. 

15. Florida House. 

17. Methodist Church. 



[8. Baptist Church. 

19. Presbyterian Church. 

20. Cathedral. 

21. Episcopalian Church. 

22. Osceola Club. 

23. Old Catholic Cemetery. 

24. Cemetery. 

25. St. Joseph's Convent. 

27. Abbey. 

28. Court House. 

29. Golf Club. 

30. Chautauqua. 

31. Spear Mansion. 

33. Villa Zorayda. 

34. Casino. 

35. Ocean View. 



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n (, ane I' il1i[ -(^ aim Railroad. 



THE CUBA RAILROAD. 



This new line, completing the railroad connection between Havana and Santiago and Antilla, on the Bay of 
Nipe, is of standard gauge, and similar in its constructicn and equipment to the better class of northern 
lines. All of its important bridges are of steel and masonry, and the line generally is rock-ballasted. The 
xnain line passes along the center of the eastern and wider half of Cuba, and opens up a matchless and 
most picturesque agricultural region, and passes through the tropical forests of mahogany, cedar, lignum 
"vitffi, ebony and many other trees, h^ing with vines and millions of orchids. Palm trees of magnificent 
aspect and great variety abound everywhere. The famed Parana and Guinea grasses, covering most of 
the open districts and standing from six to twelve feet high, and green the year round, together with fre- 
quent running streams, make this an ideal cattle country. No food has to be put up, and no shelter is 
required. The rich soils everywhere are adapted to sugar, tobacco, cotton, corn and an endless variety of 
products. The swamps which occur at places along the coasts of Cuba are absent from the interior, which 
is high, dry and exceptionally healthy. The trade winds blow across Cuba every day, and bring to all parts 
fresh sea air; the extreme heat of northern summers is consequently unknown, and the humidity of other 
tropical countries is also unknown. 




MAP OF THE CUBA RAILROAD. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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The Standard Guide 

n 

ST. AUGUSTINE ^ EAST COAST 
OF FLORIDA AND NASSAU. 




ONE HUNDRED ILLUSTRATIONS 

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA 

FOSTER & REYNOLDS 

Standard Guide Information Office 

5F 

1906 

COPYRIGHT, 1906, BY FOSTER & REYNOLDS. 






The Park — St. Augustine 



Two eoBies Regelvld 

FEB 3 1906 
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CONTENTS. . 

PAGE. 

St. Augustine j 

MiNORCANS 8 

COQUINA 10 

Memorial Church 12 

Gateway 12 

Plaza 15 

Cathedral 18 

Sea-wall , 18 

Barracks 18 

Museum 20 

Fort Marion 23 

St. Anastasia Island 27 

Matanzas 27 

Ponce de Leon 29 

Alcazar 34 

Cordova 2iA 

Jacksonville T,y 

OCKLAWAHA RiVER 38 

Ormond 38 

Daytona ■ 43 

New Smyrna 53 

rockledge 53 

Indian River 54 

Fort Pierce 54 

Lake Worth and Palm Beach 57 

Miami 69 

Bay Biscayne 72 

Seminoles 76 

Other Florida Resorts 80 

St. John's River 80 

Magnolia Springs 80 

Picturesque Nassau 99 

Cuba , 108 

On the Way Home no 

The Land of the Sky 112 




IN OLD ST. AUGUSTINE. 
The old house on Hospital Street. 



Along the Seawall 





ST. AUGUSTINE, 



ORTIFIC\TION and defense were the first thought 
of the Spanish soldiers who founded St. Augustine ; 
and for three centuries the most significant feature 
of the town, which greeted the eye of the traveler as 
he entered the harbor, was the forbidding and por- 
tentous mass of Fort San Marco, set here to chal- 
lenge approach from sea. To-day, as the train 
emerges from the pines and palmettos, our first 
glimpse is of the towers of the great hotels, significant of welcome and hospitality, 
St. Augustine has become a fashionable winter resort, whose spacious hotels 
dominate the aspect of the surroundings, and in their luxury and magnificence 
have no equals in the world ; it is the winter Newport, whose visitors are numbered 
by tens of thousands, whose private residences are distinguished for elegance and 
comfort. Year by year the city grows more beautiful, and with each innovation 
and transformation adds to its attractiveness. The old has been supplanted by 
the new, yet the town preserves i distinctive character all its own, and there is 
now more than ever bef(jre about the old city an indefinable charm which leads 
one's thoughts back to it again and gladdens the face that is once more turned 
toward Florida and St. Augustine. 

The distances here are not great. Fort Marion and the Gateway on the north, 
the sea-wall on the water front, the Plaza in the center, with its Cathedral, the 
narrow streets, and the Barracks on the south — these are the features of the old 
town in which we shall be interested, and all lie within the limit of a mile. The 
principal streets run north and south ; the cross streets at right angles, east and 
west. The main thoroughfare, St. George street, extends through the center of 
the town to the City Gate ; from that point it is known as San Marco avenue 



THE STANDARD GUIDE. 




Treasury street, crossing St. 
George one block north of the 
Plaza, narrows at the east end 
to an alley, across which two 
persons may clasp hands. King 
street extends west from the 



Plaza to the 
River. The 
streets, with 



St. Sebastian 
narrow little 
their foreign 



names and foreign faces, their 
overhanging balconies and 
high garden walls, through 
w'hose open doors one caught 
glimpses of orange and fig and 
waving banana, were once 
among the quaint characteris- 
tics which made the old Flor- 
ida town charming and pecu- 
liar among all American cities. 
But the picturesque streets, of 
which touri&ts delighted to 
write, have almost ceased to be 
a pleasing feature of St. Augus- 
tine. Some have been wi- 
dened ; and others, shorn of 
their quaintness, are ill adapt- 
ed to the -swelling traffic. 

A portion of the native pop- 
ulation, distinguished by dark 
eyes and dark complexions, is 
composed of Minorcans. In 
1769, during the British occu- 
pation, a colony of Minorcans 
and Majorcans from the Ba- 
learic Islands, in the Mediter- 
ranean Sea, were brought to 
New Sm.yrna, on the Indian 
River, south of St. Augustine, 
by an English planter named 
Turnbull. They were de- 
ceived by Turnbull and sub- 
jected to gross privations and 
at last deserted New Smyrna in a body, came to St. Augustine, were 



A BIT OF OLD ST. AUGUSTINE. 

cruelty, and 



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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 




TREASURY STREET. 
From Bay Street.. 



defended against the claims 
of Turnbull, received an al- 
lotment of land in the town, 
built palmetto-thatched cot- 
tages, and remained here after 
the English emigrated. 

The Fort, the Gateway and 
the old houses are built of 
coouiNA (Spanish, signifying 
shellfish), a native rock found 
on Anastasia Island. It is 
composed of shells and shell 
fragments of great variety of 
form, color and size. Ages 
ago these were washed up in 
enormous quantities by the 
waves, just as masses of sim- 
ilar material are left now on 
the beach, where one may 
walk 'for miles through the 
loose fragments which under 
favorable conditions would 
in time form coquina stone. 
Cut off from the sea, the de- 
posits are in time partially 
dissolved by rain water and 
cemented together. 

The material of which the 
new hotels are built is a com- 
position of sand, Portland 
cement and shells. A wall is 
constructed of successive lay- 
ers of concrete ; as each layer 
hardens a new one is poured 
in on top of it. When com- 
pleted, the wall is one stone ; 
indeed, the entire wall con- 
struction of a concrete build- 
ing is one solid mass through- 
out — a monolith, with neither 
joint nor seam. The plastic 
material lends itself admira- 
bly to architectural and deco- 



ST. AUGUSTINE. 



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A GARDEN ON ST. GEORGE STREET. 



rative purposes, and possesses the very important qualities of durability and im- 
munity from destruction by fire. It was first employed in the Viixa Zorayda, 
worthy of note because of the architectural design and the elaborate manner in 
which the owner-architect has successfully developed his plan of an oriental 
building as appropriate to the latitude of Florida. The architecture throughout 
is Moorish, after sketches and photographs in Spain, Tangier and Algiers. Above 



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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 



the front entrance is the in- 
scription in Arabic letters : 
Wa la ghalib ilia lla — "There 
is no conquerer but God" — 
the motto which is every- 
where reproduced on the es- 
cutcheons and in the tracery 
of the Alhambra. 

The Memorial Presby- 
terian Church, erected in 
1889 by Mr. H. M. Flagler, 
is an elaborate structure, in 
the style of the Venetian 
Renaissance, and in wealth 
of exterior decoration sur- 
passes any other building in 
St. Augustine. 

Ancient landmarks are 
disappearing, but the pillars 
of the City Gateway re- 
main as notable monuments 
of the past. Inconsequen- 
tial as the towers now ap- 
pear^ there was a time when 
they stood out bravely 
enough, and in their se- 
curity St. Augustine rejoiced. In those days they looked out upon a wilderness; 
the belated traveler hurried on to their shelter ; and the town slept securely when 
the Barrier Gate was fast shut against the midnight approach of a foe from with- 
out. Stoutly their walls gave their strength when it w^as needed, and defended for 
the King of Spain his garrison town in Florida. They have witnessed many a 
narrow escape and manv a gallant rescue. More than once have they trembled 
with the shock of assault, and more than once drive'n back the foe repulsed. To- 
day, dismantled and useless, out of keeping with the customs of the day and the 
spirit of the age, long since left behind by the outstretching town, the picturesque 
old ruins linger as cherished landmarks. _Here we are on historic ground. 

The gateway is the only conspicuous relic of the elaborate system of fortifica- 
tions which once defended St. Augustine. The town being on a narrow peninsula 
running south, an enemy could approach by land only from the north. Across 
this northern boundary, east and west, from water to water, ran lines of fortifica- 
tion, which efifectually barred approach. From the fort a deep ditch extended 
to the St. Sebastian ; and w^as defended by a high parapet, with redoubts and bat- 
teries. The ditch was flooded at high tide. Entrance to the town was by a draw- 




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"LINGER AS CHERISHED LANDMARKS. 



bridge across the moat and through the gate. Earthworks extended along the 
St. Sebastian River in the rear (west) of the town, and around to the Matanzas 
again on the south. The gate was closed at night. Guards were stationed in the 
sentry boxes. Just within the gate was a guard house, with a detachment of 
troops. When the sunset gun was fired, the bridge was raised, the gate was 
barred, and the guards took their stations. When once the gate was closed, the 
belated wayfarer, be he citizen or stranger, must make the best of it without the 
town until morning. 



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REAR VIEW OF THE OLD HOUSE ON ST. GEORGE STREET. 




THE OLD HOUSE ON ST. GEORGE STREET. 



ST. AUGUSTINE. 



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CHARLOTTE STREET, ST. AUGUSTINE. 



The Plaza is a pleasing bit of greensward in the center of the town. It is a 
pubHc park of shrubbery and shade trees, with monuments and fountains, an 
antiquated market place inviting one to loiter, and an outlook to the east over the 
bay and Anastasia Island to the sails of ships at sea. The open structure on the 
east end of the Plaza is commonly pointed out as the "old slave pen," or "slave 



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MARKET," and it is sometimes alleged to have been of Spanish origin. It never 
was used as a "slave pen," nor as a "slave market," nor had the Spaniards any- 
thing to do with it, for they had left the country twenty years before it was built. 
The market was built in 1840, for the sale of meat and other food supplies, and it 
was devoted to that use. 

It was not until the influx of curiosity-seeking tourists, after the Civil War, that 
anv one thought of dubbing the Plaza market a "slave market." The name was 




THE NEW ST. AUGUSTINE. 
Looking from the windozvs of the Hotel Granada. 



invented by a photographer in order to sell his photographs. The "slave market," 
"Huguenot Cemetery" and "oldest house" yarns have been told so often to 
credulous visitors that there are now some residents of St. Augustine who actually 
almost believe the stories themselves ; but the facts are that St. Augustine never 
had a slave market nor a Huguenot cemetery, and that no one knows 
which house is the oldest. 

^The park takes the name of Plaza de la Constitucion from the monument 
erected here by the Spaniards in 181 3 to commemorate the adoption of a liberal 



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MEMORIAL PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. 



constitution by the Spanish Cortes. The Plaza monument to the Confederate 
dead was erected in 1872 by the Ladies' Memorial Association. 

Facing the Plaza on the west is the Post Office ; the east end is open to the bay. 
On the south rises the spire of Trinity Church. On the north is St. Joseph's 




PLAZA AND CATHEDRAL. 



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GROUNDS OF THE BUCKINGHAM LOOKING TOWARD THE ALCAZAR. 



Cathedral, completed in 1791, burned in 1887 and rebuilt and enlarged in 
1887-88. One of the original bells bears the inscription "Sancte • Joseph • 
Ora • Pro • Nobis • D • 1682." 

Extending from Fort Marion south along the water front to the United States 
barracks stands a sea-wall of coquina capped with New England granite. It 
affords a necessary protection against the encroachment of the sea ; the site of 
St. Augustine is so low that under certain conditions of wind and tide the waves 
would inundate much of the town. In heavy east storms the water dashes over 
the top of the wall. The need of such a barrier against the sea was recognized at 
an early time. There is a touch of the humorous side of history in the spectacle 
of Spain, having chosen this bit of Plorida soil for a town, building first a fort 
to defend it from invaders, and then a wall to protect it from the inroads of the 
sea. The present wall was built by the United States, in 1835-42, as a complement 
to the repairs of Fort Marion, at an expense of $100,000. The length is ^ mile, 
the height 10 feet. « 

jComplementing the battlements and watch-towers of Fort Marion on the 
north, the St. Francis Barracks stand out conspicuously at the south end of the 
sea-wall facing the Mantanzas. They take the name from the Franciscan Convent, 
whose former site they occupy. The old building has been greatly modified by the 



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United States Government, although not entirely rebuilt ; and some of the orig-inal 
coquina walls of the convent remain. 

A short distance south of the Barracks is the Military Cemetery, where are 
three low pyramids of masonry forming the tombs of officers and men who lost 
their lives in the Seminole War. The memorial shaft is commonly spoken of as 




ST. GEORGE STREET. 
Hkowing the Hotel Magnolia. 



"Dade's Monument," because more than one hundred of the soldiers interred 
here were those who perished in the "Dade Massacre," one of the most tragic 
incidents of the Seminole War. In x\ugust, 1835, Major Dade and a command 
of troops, no all told, were on their way from Fort Brooke to Fort King. At 
half past nine o'clock, Friday morning, August 28, they were marching through 
an open pine barren, four miles from the Great Wahoo Swamp, when they were 
fired on by a band of Seminoles in ambush, and all but three were killed. 



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THE OLD FIREPLACE IN THE VEDDER MUSEUM. 



The scope of the influence of the St. Augustine Institute of Science and 
Historical Society has been greatl}' enlarged by the purchase of the well-known 
Vedder Collection in Natural History. This collection, to which the late Dr. 
Vedder had devoted many years of his life, covers very completely the natural 
history of Florida. And now that this has been added to the Geological Arche- 
ological, Alineralogical and Historical Collection, the Society has a solid founda- 
tion that will eventually develop into a collection of the greatest value to both 
the man of science and the historian as well. It is the only attempt of the kind 
made anywhere in the State of Florida, and as such deserves the most hearty 
support both from the citizens of Florida and from those who seek the State 
and city for health and pleasure. The fact that the Museum is in an old historic 
house that has never been remodeled gives an added attraction to the sightseer 
and antiquarian. Our illustration shows one of the Museum rooms containing 
the old fireplace just as it has been used for so many years. As one of the coquina 
houses of a type that is rapidly disappearing, the building itself is worth visiting. 
The Museum is on Bay street at the corner of Treasury street, one block north 
from the Plaza. 



A LIST OF GOOD HOTELS 



For printed matter and further information of the hotels, routes, etc., here 
named A^K. Mr. Foster at the Standard Guide Travel Offices in Wash- 
ington, Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Palm Beach, Miami and Havana, :: 
The figures indicate the page of the Standard Guide upon which the advertise- 
ment will be found. All hotels are on the American plan unless otherwise 
stated. The rates given are minimum. :: :: :: :: :: :: 



Florida Tourist Resorts. 

JACKSONVILLE.— Duval ($2.50) 56. Connally's 
(A. and E.) 58. New Hotel Victoria 58. 
Freid's Cafe. (Sightseeing auto 58.) 

ST. AUGUSTINE.— Ponce de Leon ($5) cover. 
Alcazar ($4) cover. Magnolia ($3) 12. Florida 
House ($2.50) 61. St. George ($4) 63. Granada 
($2.50) 10. Ocean View ($2) 67. Marion 
($2.50) 67. Abbey ($2) 67. Chautauqua ($2) 64. 
Buckingham ($2.50) 60. Lyon Building 
(rooms $3 per week) 62. Keystone 67. 

PALATKA.— The Graham ($2.50). Putnam 
House. 

ORMOND.— Hotel Ormond ($5) cover. Bretton 
Inn ($3; $15 week) 69. Mildred Villa ($2.50) 
74. River View ($2.50) 74. 

D A YTONA.— Palmetto ($3) 71. ' Schmidt's Villa 
($3) 73. Pines ($2.50) 73. Fountain City ($2.50). 
New Seaside Inn ($2.50) 70. 

SEA BREEZE.— Clarendon ($3) 7. Colonnades 
($3) 72. 

PORT ORANGE.— Port Orange Hotel. 

LAKE HELEN.— Harlan-in-the-Pines ($3; $12) 78. 

DE LAND.— Putnam ($2). (John B. Stetson 
University 77.) 

UOCKLEDGE.— Plaza ($3) 76. New Rockledge 
($3) 75. 

MELBOURNE.— New Brown House ($2) 58. 

.MERRITT.— River View ($3). 

PALM BEACH.— Royal Poinciana ($5) and 
Breakers ($5) cover. 

WEST PALM BEACH.— Palms ($2.50). Vir- 
ginia ($2). Anthony Bros., furnishings. 

MIAMI.— Royal Palm ($5) cover. Biscayne ($3). 
Everglade ($2.50). Bay View ($2). Southern 
($2). Oaks ($2). March Villa.. 

COCOANUT GROVE.— Peacock Inn ($2.50). 

ORLANDO.— Tremont. 

SANFORD.— Sanford House ($2.50). 

SUWANEE.— Suwanee Springs Hotel. 

LAKE CITY.— Hotel Blanche. 

OCALA.— Ocala House (E. 75 cents) 58. 

.\LTAMONTE SPRINGS.— The Altamonte ($3). 

KISSIMMEE.— Kissimmee ($2.50). 

BELLEAIR.— Hotel Belleview ($4). 

FORT MYERS.— Royal Palm ($3). 

TAMPA.— Tampa Bay Hotel. 

WEIRSDALE.— Lakeside. 

PALATKA.— Putnam House. 



Cuba and Jamaica. 

HAVANA.— Pasaje ($4) 108. Alcazar ($3) 110. 

Inglaterra 109. Paris Cafe 110. Hotel C. Bohn. 

JAMAICA.— Hotel Titchfield, Port Antonio, 37. 



Resorts on the Way Home. 

SAVANNAH, GA.— De Soto Hotel ($3) 55. 

MACON, GA.— Lanier. 

NORTH AUGUSTA, GA.— Hampton Terrace. 

CAMDEN, S. C— The Kirkwood 55. 

COLUMBIA, S. C— Wright's Hotel ($2.50). 

SUMMERVILLE, S. C— Pine Forest Inn. 

GULFPORT, MISS.— Great Southern Hotel. 

CHARLESTON, S. C— Charleston Hotel 54. St. 
John Hotel 54. Argyle. 

ASHEVILLE, N. C— The Manor 95. Victoria 
Inn ($2.50; $12 week) 95. Battery Park 94. 
Heidelberg House 96. Margo Terrace 94. 

TRYON, N..C.— Oak Hall 96. 

PINEHURST, N. C— Holly Inn ($3 to $4.50). 
Berkshire ($2 to $3). Carolina ($4 and up). 
Howard ($2 and up) 8. 

NEW ORLEANS.— New St. Charles 46. 

CHATTANOOGA.— Read House. 

VIRGINIA HOT SPRINGS, VA. — New 
Homestead 19. 

CHASE CITY, VA.— The Mecklenburg. 

NORFOLK, VA.— Monticello. 

RICHMOND, VA.— The Jefferson (E. $1.50) 52. 

OLD POINT COMFORT.— Hotel Chamberlin 51. 

VIRGINIA BEACH, VA.— The Arlington 53. 

PINE BEACH, VA.— The Pine Beach Hotel 53. 

WASHINGTON, D. C— Shoreham (A. and E.) 
49. St. James (E. $1 to $6) 51. Driscoll (A. 
$3; E. $1.50) 50. Gordon ($3 to $5) 50. Buck- 
ingham ($2.50) 53. Fredonia (A. $2; E. $1) 52. 
Richmond ($3) 52. 

PHILADELPHIA.— Aldine (E. $L50; A. $4). 

ATLANTIC CITY.— Marlborough. 

NEW YORK CITY.— St. Denis (E.) 42. Mar- 
tinique (E.) 42. Fifth Avenue (A. $5; E. $2) 
43. Marlborough (E. $1.50) 43. Victoria (E. 
$1.50) 44. Flanders 44. New Hotel Albert 
(E. $1.50) 45. New Gregorian (E.) 45. 



CHlCACiO.— Chicago 15each 41. Virginia (E.) 41. 
BOSTON.— Hotel Leno.K 48. 

Summer Resorts. 

NIAGARA FALLS, CAN.— Hospice of Mt. Car- 

mel 46. 
NARRAGANSETT PIER.— New Matthewson. 
LENOX, MASS.— Hotel Aspinwall 47. 
EAST NQRTHFIELD, MASS.— The Noithfield 

47. 
CHAUTAUQUA, N. Y.— Colonial Cottage 64. 
LAKE GEORGE, N. Y.— The Sagamore 55. 
LAKE CHAMPLAIN.— Hotel Champlain 39. 
WHITE MOUNTAINS.— Mount Pleasant, Mount 

Washington, Bretton Woods, N. H., 2. 
CANADA.— Royal Muskoka Hotel, Muskoka 

Lakes 29. Temagami 29. 



Foreign Hotels. 



HOTELS OF THE INTERNATIONAL 
PALACE HOTELS CO. 30. 
Grand Hotel de la Plage, Ostend, Belgium. 
Royal Palace Hotel, Ostend. Royal Castle of 
Ardenne, Ardenne, Belgium. Pavilion de 
Bellevue, Meudon, France. Pera Palace 
Hotel, Constantinople. Therapia Summer 
Palace Hotel, near Constantinople. Abazzia, 
Austria. Avenida Palace, Lisbon, Portugal. 
Hotel Terminus, Lyon, France. Hotel Ter- 
minus, Bordeau.x, France. Hotel Terminus, 
Marseilles, France. Riviera Palace of Cimiez, 
Nice, France. Riviera Palace of Monte Carlo. 
The Elysee Palace. Paris. 

Sanitariums. 

DANSVILLE, N. Y.— Jackson Health Resort, 40. 
W'ATKINS GLEN, N. Y.— The Glen Springs 38. 
ST. AUGLTSTINE.— Private Sanitarium 67. 



ST. .VUGUSTINE.- Shops— Surprise Store, 63; 

Kurth, 65; Pacetti, 66; Auto and Garage. 67. 
MUSEl'MS, ETC.— Jacksonville— Ostrich Farm. 

5. St. Augustine— Zoo, 65; Vedder Museum, 

68; Whitney's Old House, 66; Dodge's O'.d 

House, 65. 
GU.\V.\ JELLY.— Carnell, 70. 
PHOTOGRAPHS.— Kaiser; 69. 
TRAVELERS' CHECKS.-Knauth. Nachod & 

Kuhne, 3. 
TRAVELERS' SUPPLIES.— Florida Trunk Co., 

55. 
ML^SICAL INSTRUMENTS.— Steinway Piano. 

3. Angelus Piano, 88. 
TOURIST AGENCIES,— Thos. Cook & Son, 35. 

International Palace Hotels Co., 30. Raymond 

& Whitcomb. 



REAL ESTATE.— Newport, R. I., De Blois & 
Eldridge. Jacksonville, Christie & Christie 58. 
St. Augustine, E. L. Barnes 65. Daytona, J, 
\\'ilkinson 73. West Palm Beach, \Y J. Met- 
calf. Miami, E. A. Waddell. 

MINERAL WATERS.— Saratoga Arondack Spring 
66. Orange City Mineral Water 74i ; 



Pope Automobiles 100. 

Winchester Arms Co. 101, 102. 

Laflin & Rand, and DuPont Powders, 101, 102. 

Chocolates. — Peters 103; Lowney's 97; Huyler's. 

Silverware. ^Watson & Newell Co., 105. 

Gillette Safety Razor 104. 

Waterman's Ideal Fountain Pen 97. 

Singer Sewing Machine 99. 

Tourist Routes. 

Florida East Coast Railway, cover. 

.Southern Railway, 15-17. 

Atlantic Coast Line, cover. 

Seaboard Air Line, cover. 

Peninsula & Occidental Steamship Co., 21. 

Ocklawaha River (Hart Line), 6. 

The Cuba Raih'oad, 13. 

United Railways of Havana 13. 

Western Railway of Havana, 107. 

Herrera Steamship Line, 109; 

Menendez Steamship Line 

Santiago de Cuba and Jamaica, 108. 

Clyde Line, 1. 

.\Iallory Line, 73. 

Savannah Line, 20. 

United Fruit Co. 

Merchants' and Miners', 4. 

Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Co., IS. 

Washington, Arlington & Falls Church Railway. 

Rock Island System, 25. 

Illinois Central— Dixie Flyer Route, 23. 

(Hieen & Crescent Route, 22. 

\'irginia Navigation Co., 45. 

Pere Marquette Railroad, 31. 

Ulster & Delaware Railroad, 9. 

Long Island Railroad, 35. 

Delaware & Hudson Railway System, 26. 

Boston & Maine Railroad. 

Rutland Railroad, 27. 

Richelieu & Ontario Navigation Co., 33. 

Quebec & Lake St. John Railway, 27. 

Grand Trunk Railway System, 29. 

Canadian Pacific Railway, 32. 

Hamburg-American Line, 24. 

Chesapeake & Ohio, 19. 

Alissouri Pacific. 

Royal Flushing, Mail Route, 28. 

Oceanic Steamship Co., 34. 

White Pass & Yukon Route, 33. 

Peninsula & Oriental Steam Nav. Co., 30. 

Union Castle Line, 30. 



ST. AUGUSTINE. 




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l-'ORT ilAraOX LOOKING TOWARD THE SEA 



Fort Marion is at the north end of the sea-wall and commands the harbor. 
It is open daily (admission free) from 8 A. M. to 4 P. M. Afternoon is the most 
pleasant time for seeing the fort. The sergeant in charge conducts visitors 
through the casemates. 

The fort, which is the only example of mediaeval fortification on this continent, 
is a fine specimen of the art of military engineering as developed at the time of 
its construction. It is a massive structure of coquina stone, with curtains, 
bastions, moat and outworks. 

Surrounding the fort on the three land sides is an immense artificial hill of earth, called the 
glacis. From the crest of the glacis on the southeast, a bridge, formerly a drawbridge, leads 
across part of the moat to the barbacan. The barbacan is a fortification, surrounded by the 
moat, directly in front of the fort entrance, which it was designed to protect. In the barbacan 
at the stairway are the Arms of Spain. A second bridge, originally a drawbridge, leads from 
the barbacan across the wide moat to the sally-port, which is the only entrance to the fort. 
This was provided wi.h a heavy door, called the portcullis. On the outer wall, above the 
sally-port, is the escutcheon, bearing the Arms of Spain; and the Spanish legend, which read: 



REYNANDO EN ESPANA EL SENr DON FERNANDO SEXTO Y SIENDO GOVor Y CAPn DE 
ESa Cd San AUGn DE LA FLORIDA E SUS PROVa EL MARESCAL DE CAMPO DnALONZO 
FERNdo HEREDA ASI CONCLUIO ESTE CASTILLO EL AN OD 1756 DIRPENDO LAS OBRAS 
EL CAP INGNro DN PEDRO DE BROZAS Y GARAY 

"Don Ferdinand VL, being King of Spain, and the Field Marshal Don Alonzo Fernando Hereda being 
Governor and Captain-General of this place, San Augustin of Florida, and its province, this fort was finished 
in the year 1756. The works were directed by the Captain-Engineer Don Pedro de Brozas of Garay" 



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Within the fort un the right of the entrance hall is the old bake room, and beyond this 
are two dark chambers, which were used for storage. On the left is the guards' room. The 
hall opens upon a large square court (103 by 109 feet). Around this court are casemates 
or rooms which were used for barracks, messroom.s, storerooms, etc. Some of the casemates 
were divided into lower and upper apartments. A beam of light is admitted through a nar- 
row window or embrasure, high up near the arched ceiling. From the first east casemate 
a door leads back into an interior dark room. From the furthest casemate on the same 
side an entrance leads back into a dark chamber, off from which a narrow passage leads 
through a wall 5 feet deep into a space 6 feet wide; and from this a low aperture 2 feet 
square gives access through another wall 5 feet deep, into an innermost vault or chamber, 
which is I9>4 feet long, 13 2-3 feet broad, and 8 feet high. The arched roof is of solid 
masonry. There is no other outlet than the single aperture. This is the so-called "dungeon" 
of Fort Marion. It was designed for a powder magazine or bomb-proof. When the fort was 
in repair the chamber was dry and fit for use as a safe deposit for explosives; but when the 
water from above percolated through the coquina, this bomb-proof or powder magazine 
became damp and unwholesome. For this reason it was no longer used except as a place 
to throw rubbish into. Then it bred fevers, and finally, as a sanitary measure, the Spaniards 
walled it up, and the middle room as well. They did this in the readiest way by closing the 

entrances with coquina ma- 
sonry. When the United 
States came into possession 
of the fort the officers sta- 
tioned here did not suspect 
the existence of these disused 
chambers, although among 
the residents of the town were 
men who had knowledge of 
them and of their prosaic use 
as deposits for rubbish. One 
of these residents once related 
to the writer his recollection 
of the disused powder maga- 
zine, as he was familiar with 
it when, as a boy, he was em- 
ployed at the fort. In 1839 
the masonry above the middle 
chamber caved in, and while 
the engineers were making 
repairs the closed entrance to 
the innermost chamber was 
noticed, and investigation led 
to its discovery. Refuse and 
rubbish w^ere found there. The 
report was given out — whether 
at the time or later — that in 
this rubbish were some bones. 
From this insignificant begin- 
ning the myth-makers evolved 
first the tale that the bones 
were human, then they added 
a rusty chain and a staple in 
the wall, a gold ring on one 




PLAN OF FORT MARION. 

1, bridge from barbacan to glacis. 2, stairway to barbacan. 3, bridge 
over moat. 4, sally-port, 5, hall. 6, bake room. 7, 8, dark rooms. 7 (left), 
guards' room. 9, interior dark room. 10, 10, casemates. 11, casemate. 
12, interior dark room. 14, bomb-proof. 15, chapel. 16, dark room. 10a, 
treasurer's room. 10c, casemate from which Coacoochee escaped. B, bas- 
tion. W, water-tower. 



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skeleton's finger, instruments oi 
torture, iron cages, a pair of 
boots, and a Spanish Inquisi- 
tion tale of horror. Facing the 
court on the north is the chapel. 
In the wall of the court oppo- 
site, the French astronomers 
who came here in 1879 to ob- 
serve the transit of Venus have 
left a marble tablet in commem- 
oration of their visit. In the 
northwest bastion is another 
dark room. Casemate loc is 
known as "Coacoochee's cell." 
Coacoochee was a Seminole 
chief, who at one time during 
the Seminole War was confined 
here; and with a companion 
made his escape by squeezing 
through the embrasure and drop- 
ping to the moat. The Seminole 
chief Osceola was also a pris- 
oner in Fort Marion, whence he 
was removed to Fort Moultrie, 
in Charleston Harbor, where he 
died. 

From the court a stone ascent 
leads up to the terreplein of the 
ramparts. This ascent was orig- 
inally an inclined plane for ar- 
tillery. At the outer angle of 
each bastion is a sentry box. 
The four walls of the fort between the bastions are the curtains. The walls are 9 feet thick 
at base, 4H at top, and 25 feet high above the present moat level. The bastions are filled 




CHAPEL ENTRANCE AND CASEMATES. 




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COURT OF FORT MARION. 



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THE SEMINOLE CHIEF OSCEOLA. 

with earth. The fort is surrounded by a moat, 40 feet wide, formerly deeper than at present, 
with a cemented concrete floor, and flooded from the bay at high tide. Along the outer 
edge of the moat are narrow level spaces called covered-ways; and wider levels called 
places-of-arms, where artillery was mounted and the troops gathered, protected by the outer 
wall or parapet, from which slopes the glacis. The fortification of stone (water battery) in 
front was built by the United States in 1842. The small brick building (hot shot furnace) 
in the moat dates from 1844. 



In different forms and bearing different names, the fort has been estabhshed 
more than three centuries. For two hundred years the fort was St. Augustine, and 
St. Augustine was Florida. At first a rude and temporary structure of pine logs. 



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the fortification expanded in magnitude until it developed into the great stone 
fortress. In the years of its building the progress of such a work was slow. Con- 
victs from Spain and Mexico, and Indians and slaves, quarried the stone on 
Anastasia Island, ferried it across the bay, and toiled at the walls ; and it was not 
until the year 1756 that the work was considered finished. The story goes that the 
King of Spain, counting up the cost, fancied that the fort must have been built 




RUINS OF SPANISH FORT AT MATANZAS INLET. 



of gold ; and we may well imagine that successive Governors-General filled their 
pockets out of the job and went home rich men. 

The walls are built of coquina, which in its day was considered a very excellent 
material for this purpose, since cannon balls would sink into the wall without 
shattering it as they would harder stone. On the sea front of the southwest 
bastion are crevices, which according to local tradition were caused by British 
cannon balls from the opposite shore when the town was besieged by Oglethorpe, 
who in 1740 landed a force on Anastasia Island and bombarded the fort for forty 
days. In that age of crude artillery the coquina bastions were capable of with- 
standing a much more serious attack than that of Oglethorpe's batteries ; but the 
art of war has changed since then, and Fort Marion would quickly be shattered 
by modern guns. 

Shortly after coming into the possession of the United States, the fort was 
named Fort Marion, in honor of the Revolutionary hero, General Francis Marion. 



ST. AUGUSTINE. n 

St. Anastasia Island, lying in front of the town, between bay and ocean, is 
a favorite resort for excursion parties, and has many attractions for the tourist. 
The most pleasant time for a visit is the afternoon. The route is by bridge from 
King street, and rail, drive or cycle path. The Lighthouse is usually 
open to visitors. The light is a fixed white and revolving flash light, flashing 
once every 3 minutes, and is visible 19 miles. The purpose of the. variability of the 
light is to render it distinguishable from others. Thus, while the St. Augustine 
light is a fixed white light varied by a flash every 3 minutes, the St. Johns River 
light, the next one north, is a fixed white light; and the Cape Canaveral light, 
the second one south, flashes every minute. The black and white spiral stripes, 
which make the tower look like a grotesque Brobdingnagian barber's pole, dis- 
tinguish it from others by day ; the tower of the St. Johns River light is red ; that 
of the Cape Canaveral light has black and white horizontal bands. ^ 

Anastasia Island extends from St. Augustine south 12 miles to Matanzas 
Inlet, where there are picturesque ruins of an old Spanish fort which defended 
the sea approach to the town from the south. The name Matanzas (from the 
Spanish Matanza — slaughter) commemorates the massacre of the Huguenots, 
which occurred here in the year 1565, an event connected with the founding of 
St. Augustine by Pedro Menendez. The French Huguenots had established a 
settlement on the River St. Johns, and in 1565 Menendez came with a Spanish 
force to drive them out. He landed at the Indian village of Seloy, and on 
its site founded St. Augustine. The French, leaving a garrison in their Fort 
Caroline, sailed to attack St. Augustine, but their ships were driven south by a 
storm. Thereupon Menendez marched to the St. Johns, captured the French 
fort and put the garrison to death. Upon his return to St. Augustine he learned 
that the French fleet had been wrecked on the coast. He proceeded south to 
this inlet, discovered the Frenchmen on the other side, and by false promises in- 
duced them to surrender and deliver up their arms. Then he sent them boats, 
brought them, over in small bands at a time, bound them, blindfolded them, led 
them behind the sand hills, and there in the name of religion put them to death. 

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28 THE STANDARD GUIDE. 

The Memorial Presbyterian Church, on Valencia street, erected by Mr. 
Henry M. Flagler in 1889, was designed by Messrs. Carrere & Hastings, the 
architects of the Ponce de Leon. The building material used was the concrete 
employed for the great hotels. The exterior has a wealth of decoration, and 
the great copper dome is one of the conspicuous architectural features, which 
contribute so much to the attractiveness of St. Augustine. Adjoining the 
church on Sevilla street is the manse. The church is open to visitors during 
the day. The windows by ]\Ir. H. T. Schladermundt, of New York, are 
among the most notable of recent examples of decorative work in stained glass. 
For his theme Mr. Schladermundt has taken the Apostles' Creed. Beginning 
with the rose window in the east the series proceeds to the right, the illuminated 
text of the Creed being accompanied with emblems as follows : 

"1 believe in God the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth," 
(The emblem is the earth upheld by flying angels.) 

"And in Jesus Christ His only Son our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy 
Ghost, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate," 

(The two large panels picture Christ blessing little children; and Christ in the Garden 
of Gethsemane, with the ministering angel and the three sleeping disciples.) 

"Was crucified, dead and buried." 

(The emblems are the cross and the passion flower.) 
"He descended into hell; the third day he rose again from the dead;" 

(The emblems are the cross and the lily.) 

"He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Fathei- 
Almighty ;" 

(The emblems are crown and palm tree.) 
"From whence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead." 

(The emblems are scales, scroll and hyssop.) 
"I believe in the Holy Ghost;" 

(The emblems are the dove and the Holy Ghost orchid.) 
"The Holy Catholic Church ;" 

(The emblems are candelabra and olive tree.) 
"The communion of Saints ;" 

(The emblems are the cup and ripe clusters of grapes.) 
"The forgiveness of sins ;" 

(The emblems — outstretched hand and passion flower.) 
"The resurrection of the body," 

(The emblems flying wings and Easter lily.) 
"And the life everlasting." 

(The emblems are a hart drinking at a brook and the Tree of Life.) 

In the rose window in the south are flying angelic heralds proclaiming "Glory 
to God in the Highest." In the wall below a scroll bears the message, "Peace 
on Earth," with emblematic dove. t 





WINDOWS IN THE MEMORIAL CHURCH. 
By H. T. Schladermundt. 



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It has been the fashion in describing St. Augustine to lay emphasis on its 
Spanish character. With the one exception of the fort, however, no specially 
notable example of Spanish architecture was to be found here. Throughout the 
entire period of its rule from Madrid the town appears to have been always pooi, 
as the Boucaniers found it in the middle of the seventeenth century. And yet no 




COURT OF THE PONCE DE LEON. 



natural conditions were wanting. The sky above St. Augustine arches as deli- 
cately blue and soft as tliat of Seville. The sunlight is as warm and as golden as 
that which floods the patios of Spanish Alcazars. The Florida heavens are as 
radiantly brilliant by night, and the full moon floats as luminously above the 
Atlantic coast, as where the pinnacles and minarets of A'alencia glitter in its 
beams on the Mediterranean shore. Add to these natural adaptations the historic 
associations of Spain and the Spaniards, and there is little room for wonder that 
the visitor looked for some architectural monuments other than gloomy fortifica 
tions to commemorate the dignity and pride of the ancient Spanish rule. 



30 THE STANDARD GUIDE. 



Some such reflections as these, perhaps, prompted the designers of the 
projected Ponce de Leon to look to the architecture of Spain for the style most 
appropriate for the structure. They found it in the Spanish Renaissance ; and 
this was well chosen, for it was the style of which the development coincided with 
the most glorious period of Spanish history. 

The historic symbolism of the decoration is to be observed at the very gateway 
of the court in the lion's masque which ornaments each of the gateposts. It is 
the heraldic lion of Leon, that sturdy Spanish town which so long and so bravely 
withstood the Moors ; and an emblem, too, of the doughty warrior, Juan Ponce 
de Leon, proclaimed in his epitaph "a lion in name and a lion in heart." Above 
the arch of the gateway, repeated in the spandrels of the panel arches, is the 
stag's head, which was the sacred totem of Seloy, the Indian village on whose 
site St. Augustine was built. From the gateway of the court the towers are seen 
for the first time in their full proportions. Each side of the square tower is 
pierced near the top with an arched window, opening upon a balcony, reminding 
us of the balconies of Mohammedan mosques ; and from them, at morning, noon 
or nightfall, we might almost expect to hear the muezzin's call to prayer. Cross- 
ing the court, past the fountain, we approach the grand entrance. This is a full- 
centered arch, 20 feet wide. Around the face of the arch, in a broad band, carved 
in relief on a row of shields, a letter to a shield, runs the legend, Ponce de Leon. 
Garlands depend from the shields, which are supported by mermaids. This is 
another suggestion of the sea as the source whence came the shell composite of 
the hotel walls ; and also of the sea as the field of Ponce de Leon's achievements. 
The suggestion is further emphasized in the shell-pattern in the spandrels of the 
arch, and yet again in the marine devices of the coats-of-arms on the two shields. 
The other entrances, on the east and west, should have attention before we leave 
the court. In the wall, on each side of the doorway, is a deep fountain niche. 
The water issues from the mouth of a dolphin. Above the door, in the key of the 
arch, is a shield with a shell device, and medallions with Spanish proverbs occupy 
the spandrels. The dolphins of the fountain niches have special appropriateness ; 
they are not only typical of the sea, but have a local significance as well, for the 
bay of St. Augustine once bore the name River of Dolphins, given it by 
Laudonniere, the Huguenot captain, who anchored his ships here in 1564. The 
allusion to the sea, in the dolphins and the shells, is a motive repeated again and 
again throughout the hotel ; even the door knobs are modeled after shells. 

While the decorations of the rotunda are true to the Spanish Renaissance style, 
the motives for them have been found in the Spain and the Florida of the 
sixteenth century ; the symbolism is of the spirit of that age and the impulses 
which then held sway. Painted on the pendentives of the cove ceiling of the 
second story are female figures typical of Adventure, Discovery, Conquest. 
Civilization. Four other figures represent the elements. Earth, Air,' Fire, and 
Water The decorations in the penetrations are lyres, with swans on either side. 
The lyres are surmounted alternately by a masque of the Sun god of the Florida 



Sr. AUGUSTINE. 



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A TOJETTI FRESCO. 



Indians, and by the badge of the most illustrious order of Spanish knighthood, 
the Golden Fleece, depending from its flint-stone, surrounded by flames of gold. 
Where this appears, the design of the border is the Collar of the Golden Fleece, 
the chain of double steels interlaced with flint-stones. 

Below in the spandrels of the corridor arches is seen the stag's head, the 
barbaric emblem of the Sun-worshiping Indians. Shields bear the arms of the 
present provinces of Spain, and on cartouches are emblazoned the names of the 
great discoverers of America. Cornucopias are favorite forms here, as else- 
where throughout the hotel. 

The upper dome is modeled in high relief ; around its base dances a band of 
laughing Cupids ; between these figures are circular openings ; and the vault 
above is all modeled with delicate tracery of pure white and gold effects ; casques 
and sails signify the military and maritime achievements of Spain ; and the crown 
of the dome is surrounded with eagles. 



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A TOJETTI FRESCO. 



A broad stairway of marble and Mexican onyx leads to a landing, Irom which 
is entered the dining hall. In delightfully antique letters set in mosaic in the 
floor of the landing is the aptly chosen verse of welcome, taken from Shenstone : 

Whoe'er has travell'd life's dull round, 

Where'er his stages may have been. 
May sigh to think he still has found 

The warmest welcome at an inn. 

On each end, north and south, of the central dining hall is a panel of dancing 
Cupids, with roguish faces and outstretched hands, representing the feast ; some 
extend clusters of luscious grapes, and bread and cups of wine in welcome to the 
guests, while others ladle steaming olla from great Spanish caldcrons. On the wall 
above are pictured ships of Spain, with sails full set and gracefully waving 
streamers and pennants ; they are the high-pooped Spanish caravels of the six- 
teenth century, just such vessels as that in which Ponce de Leon came to Florida 
in his search for the fountain. On the pendentives between the stained-glass 
windows, allegorical paintings represent the Four Seasons. The grand parlor 
decorations are in ivory-white and gold, with frescoes by Tojetti of Cupids and 
garlands and filmy drapery amid clouds in the corner ceilings. 





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On the south side of King street, opposite the Ponce de Leon, is the Alcazar, 
an adjunct of the hotel, and in architecture a fitting complement of it. The 
Alcazar is of Spanish Renaissance style, and of a design which, like that of the 
Ponce de Leon, is original throughout. Within is a court of flowers, shrubbery 
and vines, with a fountair playing in the center. The court — not unworthy to be 
compared with the patios of the Alcazars in Spain — is surrounded by an arcade, 
upon which open shops and oi^ces. Beyond is the Casino, in which are the great 
swimming pools of sulphur water from the artesian wells. 

The group of concrete hotels on the Alameda is completed by the Hotel 
Cordova. In style it does not follow the Spanish Renaissance architecture ; the 
suggestions for the heavy walls and battlemented towers were found in the strong 
castles and town defenses of Spain; it recalls those architectural monuments of 
the warring ages of the past ; vast piles of masonry, which grew with the incre- 
ments of hundreds of years, amid the conflicts of Roman and Goth and Moor and 
Christian. Thus the archway on the north fagade, formerly a gateway, flanked by 
massive towers round and square, was an adaptation of the Puerto del Sol, or 
Gate of the Sun, of Toledo, one of the famous remains of the Moorish dominion 
in Spain. The balconies of the lower range of windows are the "kneeling bal- 
conies" of Seville, so called because the protruding base was devised by Michael 
Angelo to permit the faithful to kneel at the passing of religious festivals. 

The Cordova and the Villa Zorayda were designed and built by Mr. Franklin 
W. Smith, who built also the House of Pansa, Saratoga, and is widely known as 
the originator of proposed Galleries of History and Art at Washington, for the 
promotion of which he has built the Halls of the Ancients in that city. 




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HOTEL CORDOVA, ALCAZAR ANNEX — CORDOVA CORNER. 



There are several pleasant drives about the city. One of these is through 
the gateway to the north, "around the horn," and return by the St. Sebastian. 
The time is an hour, and the fare $1.50 for one to three in a party. Another 
drive is to Moultrie Point, on the shore, five miles south of town, the route 
being across the San Sebastian and through the pines and denser growth of 
the west bank of the river. This road has been laid out and is maintained by 
Mr. Albert Lewis, of Bear Creek, Pa. The time is two hours, and the cost $3 
for one to three people. Other drives are to the sea beach. 




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A BIT OF THE OCKLAWAHA. 




DRESS PARADE AT THE FLORIDA OSTRICH FARM, JACKSONVILLE. 



THE EAST COAST. 

Jacksonville, on the St. John's River, twenty-five miles from the sea, is the 
entering point for Florida from the north. It is the largest city in the State, and 
the railway and steamship center. All trains arrive at and depart from the Union 
Passenger Station, thus avoiding transfers. All Northern and Western lines here 
connect with the Florida East Coast Line. The Clyde Line steamships run to 
Charleston and New York,. and the Clyde's St. John's River steamers ascend the 
river to Sanford, and the Independent Line of steamboats to Green Cove Springs. 
The great fire of 1900 swept over a large area of the city, entirely destroying 145 
blocks, and blotting out many of the familiar landmarks ; but from the ruins a 
new Jacksonville has arisen, more substantial, and in many ways more attractive 
than the old. The city has enjoyed long-established popularity as a tourist 
resort, and ample provision is made for the comfort of visitors. It has well 
paved streets, shaded by live oaks and other foliage trees, and there are many 
pleasant drives in the suburbs. A place of much interest is the Florida Ostrich 
Farm, where the breeding of ostriches for their feathers is an established and 
successful industry. Ostrich culture may here be studied in all stages, from the 
giant egg to the plucked plumes. 

Going south from St. Augustine, one comes first to Palatka, on the St. John's 
River, twenty-eight miles from St. Augustine via the East Coast Railway, and 
fifty-six miles from Jacksonville. Palatka is an attractive and flourishing city, 
and the walks and drives in all directions are romantic and beautiful. Rowboats 
and small steamers can be leased for excursions to points on the St. John's River. 
The city is the point of departure for the Ocklawaha steamboats. 



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SILVER Sl'RlXC. 



The Ocklawaha River Tour affords a revelation of some of the wildest and 
most novel scenery in the State, and an experience never to be forgotten. The 
river is navigated by the tourist steamers of the Ocklawaha River lines, from 
Palatka and Silver Springs, railroad connection being made at each of these 
points. (See time cards in our advertising pages.) The steamboats are lighted 
on their way through the night, and the excursion is one which remains in 
memory as the weirdest experience of a lifetime. The stream is narrow and 
extremely tortuous, and is overarched by giant oaks, magnolias, palmettos, 
cypresses, bays and other trees, all festooned with "Spanish moss" in profusion. 
Ihe effect by daylight is novel and fascinating, and by night it is fantastic, 
mysterious and bewildering beyond description. Silver Spring is a circular 
basin, 600 feet in diameter, of water of wonderful clearness, which bursts up in 
a great flood from a depth of 65 feet, in such volume as to form the navigable 
river by which the steamboat has entered the spring. So clear is the spring,, 
that from a boat the smallest objects can be seen at the bottom, and a nail may 
be watched all the way as it goes down, turning and darting in erratic course. 

Ormond, sixty-eight miles from St. Augustine by the East Coast Railway, is- 
situated on the Halifax River, here parallel with the Atlantic, the two being: 



THE EAST COAST. 



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MAIN STREET — JACKSONVILLE. 
Copyright, 1904, by the Rotograph Co. 

separated by a peninsula a half-mile wide. The Halifax belongs to that system 
of inland waters which are more properly termed lagoons. They are fed by 
inlets from the sea, and extend from a little below St. Augustine to Lake Worth. 
The Ormond climate is of that medium quality which permits one to come 
in October and stay until the end of May. April is cool and dehghtful. Careful 





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THE NEW OR MONO. 



records of the temperature show that the April averages are : 8 A. M., 69° ; 
12 M., yT)° ; 8 P. M., 68°, and the mean for the month, 70°. 

The walks in all directions are singularly attractive, being either shelled or 
planked over sandy spots, and provided with numerous rustic seats and arbors 
along the shaded river banks or through the trails across the half-mile peninsula 
that connects the river with the ocean. Ormond is famous for its drives and its 
bicycle paths and beaches. There is no finer beach anywhere on the Atlantic 
shore than at Ormond. It is 300 feet wide at mean tide, and extends for many 
miles up and down the coast. It is lively with all sorts of pleasure carriages, 
automobiles, electric bicycles and bathers. The tally-ho hardly leaves a mark on 
the smooth surface of the magnificent beach. This is the famous Ormond- 
Daytona automobile speeding course, on which have been made a number of 
world's records. 

Sea bathing is a feature of Ormond. The beach, from the sandy bluff to the 
lowest point at ebb tide, is about 500 feet, and the slope is very gradual, and the 
incoming waves are gentle, so that the most timid and inexpert may here find 




THE BOSTROM OAKS — AN AUTO TRAIL BY THE HALIFAX, AT ORMOXD. SMOOTH, HARD SHELL. 



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THE TU.MOKA — ORMOND AND DAYTONA. 



the water perfectl}- safe. The beach also is attractive in the variety of beautiful 
shells that are swept up at the high tides. The exquisite nautilus is here cast 
ashore in storms, and searchers haunt the shore eager for the coveted prize. 

The greatest inland water attraction of Ormond is the Tomoka River, once 
the chosen resort of the Tomoka tribe of Indians. Black bass from three to six 
pounds in weight abound in its deep, still waters ; red bass are taken near its 
mouth, and there are many alligators in the stream. The high, wooded blufTs 
afford dry and picturesque camping grounds. The scenery of the river is varied 
and charming; and the one-day trip up the Tomoka is one of the popular excur- 
sions from Ormond. It may easily be reached by carriage or boat. Steamboat 
excursions up the Tomoka are made daily during the season. 

Daytona, five miles to the south of Ormond, occupies an elevated hammock 
site on a circling arm of the Halifax, whence it looks out upon a bay of singular 
beauty. The natural attractions are many — a clean, hard river shore, shady 
drives amid oaks and palmettos, and the Ormond-Daytona beach. Seabreeze 
is a winter colony of cottages and hotels on the ocean side of the peninsula, 
Daytona and Seabreeze being connected by bridges. On the ocean side of the 
peninsula the Ormond-Daytona beach, which is wonderfully hard and smooth, 
stretches for thirty miles without a break in its even surface, on which the hoof 
of a trotting horse makes no impression. 



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OCEAN BOULEVARD — SEABREEZE. 




RIDGEWOOD AVENUE — DAYTONA. 
Copyright, 1904, by the Rotograph Co. 



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SURF AND SHORE AT SEAIiREHZ t. 



Daytonawas founded in 1870 by Mathias Day, of Mansfield, O., who named it 
Tomoka; but in 1871 Thomas Saunders, the landscape gardener of Washington, 
gave it the name Daytona. The founders set gut to make a New England set- 
tlement in the South, and the thriving, prosperous and growing village, which 
is essentially one of homes, is marked by the best characteristics of Massachu- 
setts town life. Something of its beauty is hinted in our illustration of Ridge- 
wood avenue, one of the many avenues and streets for which Daytona is famous. 
Opportunities for the wheelman are afforded, in miles of shady roads and cycle 
paths, and the visitor who comes here from a home town where cycling has "died 
out'' is pleasantly surprised to see the number of wheels in use. Automobiles 
are numerous; there are many miles of roads through the woods and along the 
river, complementing the beach courses. 

Excursions are made from Ormond, Daytona and Seabreeze south to Ponce 
Park, at Mosquito Inlet, eleven miles from Daytona, one of the finest fishing 
grounds on the Coast. 

The Halifax affords opportunities for sailing, and there is a large fieet of 
pleasure craft. The fishing for salt-water species is capital, the fish taken 
comprising drum, sheepshead, sea bass, pompano, cavalle and other varieties. 




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THE ORMOiND-DAYTONA MEETS. 

When autoniobilists would lower speed records, they come to the Oniiond- 
Daytona Beach, to the mid-winter meets of the Florida East Coast Auto- 
mobile Association. The wonderful speedway is a stretch of beach 300 feet 
wide at low water, level, smooth, almost as hard as asphalt, and extending twenty 
miles without turn, break or obstruction. Here the driver has before him an 
open course, which is absolutely safe, and is unmatched for straightaway driving. 
The Ormond-Daytona course is the fastest in the world. It is this quality 
which gives the course international fame, and makes it the Mecca of auto- 
mobile speed enthusiasts the world over. The Florida mid-winter meeting is 
the most important event in the automobile year. The initial meet, held in 
1903, though largely impromptu, resulted in the lowering of automobile and 
motor-cycle speed records. The performances demonstrated the extraordinary 
qualities of the course, and attracted attention of automobilists everywhere. 
The second meet, held in 1904, was participated in by a large number of the best- 
known amateurs, and resulted in the making of sensational records, among them 
those by Mr. W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr., whose record mile was run in 39 seconds;, 
ten miles in 6.50, or at the rate of 41 seconds to the mile; and 50 miles in 
40.49 4-5, over a ten-mile course. 

The annual international automobile race meets on the Ormond-Daytona. 
Beach are held under auspices of the Florida East Coast Automobile Associa- 




THE FLORIDA SAND SAILER ON THE ORMOND-DAYTONA BEACH. 



48 



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CLUB HOUSE OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AUTOMOBILE ASSOCIATION. 



tion. The Association was organized, and is conducted solely for the promotion 
of the sport, and is maintained by the dues of members and the entry fees paid 
by the competing sportsmen. The record trials are open to the world, and thus 
the meet has an international character. Foreign countries are represented, 
both among the patrons and the contestants. The Association has a most 
attractive and commodious club house on the beach, directly opposite the half- 
way post of the twenty-mile course. It displays the figures 39 of Mr. Vanderbilt's 
auto run. The club has a membership of two hundred, and among them many 
prominent and well-known people : AA\ K. Vanderbilt, Jr-, H. M. Flagler, 
Howard Gould, John Jacob Astor and many others. The club Secretary, Mr. 
J. B. Parkinson, gives this interesting description of the peculiar composition 
which makes the Florida shore unicivie among the sea beaches of the world : 
"Its sand is composed largely of the shells of the coquina clam, or Donax, 
peculiar to this part of Florida. The shells are about one-half inch long and 
very thin. For ages nature has been rolling them up, washing them back into 
the surf and pulverizing them. Examined under the microscope each particle 
is round, unfit for mortar, builders say, because its smoothness prevents it from 
holding together ; yet, strange to contemplate, the very moment a wave leaves 
the wet, apparently soft beach, these round particles settle down into a cement 
almost as hard as asphalt, beyond the comprehension of one who has not seen 



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THE SPECTATORS IN FRONT OF THE CLUB HOUSE. 



it. Surely it must have been made for the automobile, for, regardless of weather 
conditions, there is no mud, no dust, tires are never heated owing to the 
moisture, and exploded tires are unknown. Here, too, the great dangers of 
road and track racing are entirely eliminated and man can never build a road 
as hard and smooth. Repairs are unnecessary, as twice each twenty-four hours 
it is entirely rebuilt by the tides. Immense holes may be dug, but the next tide 
hides every trace. Being almost level and with an average rise and fall of only 
2 feet 9 inches at extremely low tide, this beach is from 300 to 500 feet wide 
and can be used from two hours after until two hours before high tide, thus 
giving an average of seven to eight hours for automobiling some part of 
each dav." 



World's Records at Ormond Meet, 1905. 

100 miles, H. W. Fletcher, 80 H. P. DeDietrich 1. 18.24 

10 miles, A. E. MacDonald, 90 H. P. Napier 6.15 

20 miles, E. R. Thomas, 90 H. P. Mercedes = . 13.20 

30 miles. E. R. Thomas, 90 H. P. Mercedes 20.27 

40 miles, H. W. Fletcher, 80 H. P. DeDietrich 32.40 1-2 

SO miles, H. W. Fletcher, 80 H. P. DeDietrich 38. i-S 

One mile record broken by H. L. Bowden, 120 H. P. (two engines of 60 

H. P. each) Mercedes (Flying Dutchman No. 2) 32 4-5 

Former record, 1905 34 1-5 

Former record on Ormond-Daytona course, 1904, W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr. . .39 



THE EAST COAST. 51 

The automobiling opportunities are by no means confined to the beach. 
Driving has always been in favor at Ormond and Daytona, and much attention 
has been given to the making of good roads. The Ormond drives are famous 
for their excellence and attractiveness. They lead in many directions, passing 
through charming scenery, and reaching many interesting points. One pene- 
trates dense tropical forest, leading to ancient stone ruins ; another follows the 
river to a modern plantation, hospitably thrown open to inspection ; a third 
takes us through hammock and pine woods to the Tomoka Cabin on the Tomoka 
River. A favorite route is south on the ocean beach to Daytona and return 
by the Halifax River road ; or from Daytona one may soon go on to New 
Smyrna by the new hard shell road which for fifteen miles will closely follow 
the west bank of the river. The 35-mile round trip on the beach from the Inn 
to Smyrna Inlet can easily be made in one hour on a motor cycle. All these 
roads are adapted to the automobile, and every season finds upon them an 
increased number of machines. During the season of 1903-4, Mr. and Mrs. 
W. A. Adriance, of Poughkeepsie, N. Y., ran their 1903 auto car over 1,200 
miles on the roads about Ormond without one road repair. 

Ormond is not alone in the possession of good roads. The streets and 
suburban drives of Jacksonville, New Smyrna, Orlando, De Land, Miami, 
Tampa, and other points are all good auto roads. 

Mr. Flagler's rock roads at Miami are a grand object lesson, and have given 
an impetus to the good roads movement, which has been taken up with much 
enthusiasm and is providing the East Coast country with a system of highways 
embodying the modern art of road building. Native material for roads is found 
in the coralline rock, which is soft and easily quarried, hardens upon exposure 
to air, and when crushed makes an admirable road metal. Another material 
extensively used is the oyster shell, drawn in abundant supply from the shell 
mounds along the coast, and another is the white marl of Ormond and Daytona. 

The roads already constructed, building and projected, form links of the 
great highway which has been planned to extend from Jacksonville south 350 
miles to Miami to connect those two cities and St. Augustine, Ormond and 
Daytona, New Smyrna, Rockledge, and West Palm Beach, with spurs to De 
Land and other points. This great highway will be a broad, hard-surfaced 
boulevard, adapted to modern vehicles. 

The good roads movement now popular in the State, is promoted by the 
County Commissioners and Good Roads Association of Florida. The Associa- 
tion covers Florida. Hundreds of miles of roads are planned ; every mile means 
opportunities for automobilists, both residents and tourists. The advent of the 
cruising launch and that of the touring automobile have opened to winter jusitor 
and resident a new Florida, the resources and compensations of which are as 
vet hardiv realized. 




IN FLORIDA WOODS. 
The trees are festooned with tillandsia, popularly called "Spanish moss/ 



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THE ROGKLEDGE SHORE OVERLOOKING INDIAN RIVER. 



New Smyrna, thirteen miles soutH of Daytona, on Hillsborough River, is the 
oldest settlement on the East Coast south of St. Augustine ; and is historically 
famous for the Greek and Minorcan colony, 1,500 strong, established by Dr. 
Turnbull in 1767. All along the river bank for four miles north and three miles 
south are scattered the ruins of old Minorcan houses, with coquina stone floors, 
chimneys and wells, curbed with hewn stone. The drainage canals, indigo vats 
and ruins of old sugar mills indicate large industries. Other ruins known as the 
"Spanish Mission," or "Columbus Chapel," and "Rock House" are by some 
people thought to antedate the time of Turnbull. New Smyrna beach stretches 
south for miles, with a firm, smooth surface, and is lined along the blufifs with 
the cottages of Coronado and other summer and winter residence colonies. New 
Smyrna is an outfitting point for fishing and camping parties. 

From New Smyrna a branch line of the Florida East Coast Railway System 
runs to Blue Springs, on the St. John's River, thirty-two miles west. This is the 
route to De Land and to Lake Helen, 

RocKLEDGE is named from the bold coquina ledges, which lend a picturesque 
beauty to the shore line. The foot walk for several miles on the high river bank, 
leading through one splendid orange grove to another, is very fascinating. There 
is a grand outlook across the river to Merritt's Island, which is also populous with 
villas, sfroves and gardens. The sailboats and rowboats and launches, the 
pedestrian parties one continually meets on the river path, the well-contented 
occupants of the elegant mansions that front the river adjoining on their broad 
verandas, the dolcc far nicntc leisure of the Rockledge winter resident, the orange 



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THOMPSON CREEK, ORMOND. 



pickers amid the golden fruit, and the skilled landscape gardening that emblazons 
the walks and grounds of the hotels with brilliant tropical flowers, all unite to 
make Rockledge deservedly and permanently popular with winter tourists. A 
favorite excursion is to the beautiful estate well named Fairyland. The pineapple 
growing district extends from here south to Palm Beach and beyond. 

The lagoons, commonly known as the Indian River, make a continuous 
stretch of water scenery for more than 250 miles, and with Biscayne Bay, now 
united with Lake Worth, give an uninterrupted water course of 350 miles, com- 
bining more of fascinating variety and beauty than any other in the United States. 
These connected inland waters vary from weird and twisting narrows 100 feet in 
width to spreading lake-like expanses from three to six miles wide. Sometimes 
they look out of inlets upon the ocean, and again into the mouths of winding 
creeks or fresh-water rivers that break the western shore. At one point the 
Indian River channels separate and wind among wooded islands, making one 
think of the lochs of Scotland. 
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ORANGES AT ROCKLEDGE. 



the pineapple district. The section is one of interest, too, because of the rehcs 
of a bygone age and a vanished people ; there are Indian mounds, and the earth- 
works of old Fort Pierce, suggestive memorials of the days when the Seminoles 
were making a hopeless stand against fate. Back of Fort Pierce is the home of 
one branch of the Seminole Indians, and they may here often be seen trading 
their alligator skins, plumes and game for ammunition and supplies. 

Lake Worth and Palm Beach. — Southward 300 miles from Jacksonville i& 
Palm Beach, on Lake Worth. Here we enter the cocoanut region and the trop- 
ical paradise of Florida. Lake Worth is, like the other waters of the Indian River 
system, a salt-water lagoon, twenty-two miles long by an average of a mile in 
width, and separated from the Atlantic Ocean by a peninsula about a mile wide. 
Here is situated the Royal Poinciana, one of the largest hotels in the world, 
and royal indeed in respect both of its entirely unique surroundings and its 
magnificent appointments. Fronting the beautiful lake and commanding also 
the ocean view, it has the peculiar advantage of a lordly grove of cocoanut palms 
and the finest environments of tropical gardening. The magnificent hotel does 
not stand alone in respect of such environments ; for several miles along the lake 
front range other beautiful and highly improved estates with similar adornments 
of cocoanut palms and a great variety of other tropical flora. 

The climate is very greatly influenced and tempered both in winter and sum- 
mer by the Gulf Stream, which passes close to the shore at this point. The nor- 
mal winter temperature is about 70 to 75 degrees. 



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PALM BEACH, LAKE WORTH, SHOWING WHITEHALL, RESIDEXU-: (IK M K. IIKXRV M. FLAGLER. 



Whitehall, one of the stately homes of America, is appropriately in the Spanish style of architecture, 
the house, btiilt around an interior court or patio, and having for external features the columned portico, 
pure white walls and red tiled roof glowing against the sky. The entrance hall, 110 feet long, with grand 
marble stairway and domed ceiling, opens into apartments treated in various styles of decoration and 
furnishing — the Library in that of the Italian Renaissance, the Salon in that of the period of Louis XVI., 
the ballroom, in white and gold, in the style of Louis XV., the dining room in that of Francois I. 

Tropical plants and trees from all parts of the world are gathered here. 
Walks shaded by groves of cocoanut palms are laid out in geometrical patterns, 
bordered with concrete curbs, and with lawns protected by curved sea-walls of 
concrete and coquina on the lake front. Oleanders, hibiscus and passion flowers 
iire in bloom. Mangoes, guavas, limes, lemons, oranges, figs, sapodillas, date 
palms, bananas, pineapples and early vegetables are common in all the gardens ; 
some have strawberries ripe in January, and tomatoes in abundance in March. 
Rubber trees, royal poinciana, paradise, coffee, traveler's and numbers of curious 
trees ornament the gardens, and the smarled, stragsfling arms of great live oaks, 
covered with knobs and bunches of two varietes of orchids and hanging moss, by 
weird contrast add to the beauties. Walks twenty feet wide and a half mile long, 
bordered with cocoanut palms, oleanders and azaleas, lead from the lake tQ the 
ocean with a steep and narrow beach, upon which with a magnificent surf the 
sea breaks, in color a clear, bright, ultramarine blue. 

Palm Beach ovv^es to a shipwreck the cocoanut trees which have given to it 






THE LUtUANUT GROVES AT PALM BEACH. 



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IN THE ROYAL POINCIANA. 



distinguishing beauty and name. Years ago the Spanish brig Providencia^ 
cocoanut-laden, was cast away off this coast, and the cocoanuts were waslied 
ashore to find growth in a congenial soil. There was quite as much romance in 
the coming of the date palm to Florida ; from Syria the conquering Moors carried 
it to Spain ; and from Spain the Spaniards brought it here. The sago, fan, royal 
and other palms have been introduced. The palms indigenous to Florida include 
the low saw or scrub palmetto, which covers vast areas of the State ; and the 
cabbage palmetto, so called because of the cabbage-like growth, which is edil)le. 
There are other palms on the Keys. 

On the western shore of the lake are large pineapple plantations, each year 
increasing in numbers and in production. Thirty miles to the west is Lake 
Okeechobee, with settlements of the Seminole Indians, of whom some notes are 
given on another page. Lake Worth and its vicinity, like all the southern East 
Coast country, has developed rapidly since the advent of the railway, which has 
converted it from a region secluded because diflficult of access, and has put it in 
quick touch with the rest of the world. 




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WHITEHALL — RESIDENCE OF HENRY M. FLAGLER, PALM BEACH. 

The Hotel Royal Poinciana takes its name from the beautiful royal poin- 
ciana tree (Poinciana rcgia), which abounds here, and which is famed for the 




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THE BREAKERS. 



blazing brilliance of its summer bloom. The hotel grounds are enriched with 
rare plants and shrubs and trees, brought hither from every quarter of the globe. 
Among them are specimens of the traveler's tree, pandanus or screw palm, 
arecas, date, royal and fishtail palms, avocado or alligator pear, sapodillo, loquot 
or Japanese plum, grevillea and others. The afternoon teas in the grounds of 
the Royal Poinciana present many animated pictures. The famous palmetto 
avenue, from lake to ocean, leads from the Royal Poinciana to the Breakers, a 
companion hotel fronting the sea, the beach pavilion with its immense swim- 
ming pool, and the fishing pier. The broad beach afTords excellent surf bathing 




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SOCIAL EXCHANGE OF HOTEL PALM BEACH. 



the year around. The Gulf Stream here comes within a mile and a half of the 
coast, and south bound vessels pass very close inshore to avoid the current. 
The lake front north and south of the Royal Poinciana grounds is lined with 
handsome winter homes. South of Whitehall are the Belford, Hood, Pendleton, 
Clarke and Roberts residences. The five rusty relics of cannon on the water 
front came from a Spanish wreck about twelve miles south. The two Spanish 
cannon from Morro Castle were brought here by Mr. C. J. Clarke, of Pittsburg. 
A mile north of the hotel grounds is the church of Bethesda-by-the-Sea. 

Nearly all the sea fish are found in the lake, such as bluefish, spotted sea trout, 
cavalle, red snapper, barracuda, pompano, sawfish, mullet and redfish, or channel 
bass. Tarpon are not found here, although they are caught north and south of 
this point. The principal fishing is outside the inlet for king-fish, of which enor- 
mous catches are recorded. The kingfish is very game, and the fishing, with its 
surroundings, is a favorite amusement. There are numerous boats, with ex- 
perienced men to handle them, and having thorough knowledge of the grounds. 

South of Palm Beach the railroad runs through fruit and vegetable districts, 
where the pineapple and tomato fields appear interminable. At Fort Lauderdale 
we are on the edge of the Everglades. This is a trading post of the Seminole 



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MIAMI FROM HOTEL ROYAL PALM. 



Indians, and bare-legged individuals of the tribe may usually be seen from the 
car windows. The Seminoles willbe found also at Miami. 

Thirty-nine miles south of Palm Beach, on Biscayne Bay, is Miami, the magic 
city, as its citizens call it, not without reason. Its growth has been like that of 
a western mushroom town, but the development is of the most substantial and 
permanent character. Miami is thoroughly modern and up to date, with fine 
streets, well-stocked business establishments, handsome residences, costly public 
buildings, banks, churches, schools, mills and factories, a constantly enlarging 
variety of industries and important and growing trade interests. The geograph- 
ical situation makes it the center of a large territory, which is directly tributary 
to it; and as the country is settling up and developing, Miami is making com- 
mensurate and enduring growth. The prevailing spirit of the town is of enter- 
prise, progress and prosperity. As the southernmost deep-water harbor on the 
Atlantic coast, it is the point of departure of the P. & O. steamships for Nassau 
and Havana. The future importance of the port is assured, and in recognition 
of this fact, the Government is cutting a new entrance from the sea to the bay 
through the peninsula directly opposite the city, and the Florida East Coast 
Railway is engaged in dredging out a connecting channel. 

The Royal Palm at Miami, the southernmost of the chain of the East Coast 
hotel system, occupies a noble site at the point where the Miami River enters 
the bay, a situation long noted as one of the loveliest spots of all the Biscayne 
shore. The verandas and windows command an outlook over bay and sea, and 
the immense structure effectually dominates the surroundings. The grounds 
are laid out in landscape garden effects, and oddly enough the palm trees are 
not royal palms, but cocoanuts. 



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OLD FORT DALLAS. 
Copyright, 1904, by the Rotograph Co. 

The Miami River, which is the principal eastern drainage stream of the Ever- 
glades, at a point four miles from Fort Dallas, narrowing in its bed and rushing 
in tumbling, swirling, foaming rapids over coral rock, presents a genuine novelty 
in this land of smooth-tiowing waters. Arch Creek, another outlet of the Ever- 
glades, takes its name from an arch of coral. Boating, sailing and fishing are 
favorite amusements at Miami, and there is maintined a large fleet of launches 
and dories for the winter season. Sailing and fishing excursions are made to 
Soldier Key, fifteen miles, south of Cape Florida ; Norris Cut, Fowey Rock, 
twelve miles ; Arch Creek, five hours ; the House of Refuge, seven miles ; Cape 
Florida Light, up the ]\Iiami River, and to other points. Excellent roads have 
been built to Cocoanut Grove and beyond to the south, and north and west 
through the native woods and amid fruit groves and vegetable farms. 




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A BIT OF PINEAPPLE FIELD. 



Bay Biscayne is a lagoon sheltered from the Atlantic by numerous keys and 
coral islands ; it is forty miles in length and from five to ten miles wide, with a 
prevailing depth of from six to ten feet; the shores are lined with palms and 
mangroves, and a profusion and variety of tropical growth ; the blue water is of 
remarkable clearness. These elements unite to make the bay one of the most 
beautiful cruising grounds in the world; and many yachts have their winter 
rendezvous here. On the west shore, at Cocoanut Grove, embowered amid 
cocoanuts and royal palms, is the club house of the Bay Biscayne Yacht Club, 
whose pennant bears the legend, "25 Degrees North Lat. B. B. Y. C." The 
water of the bay is of such crystal clearness that it reveals, even to great depths, 
the wealth of vegetable and animal life everywhere present. This submarine 
life is a never-failing attraction ; there are portions of Bay Biscayne, notably the 
Turtle Harbor, which rival the far-famed sea gardens of Nassau. 

Pineapple growing was a Florida industry in the forties; but only within 
recent years has it assumed commercial importance. The pineapple is a species 
of air-plant, and belongs to the same family as the tillandsia or "Spanish moss." 
The mature plant is 2/2 feet in height, with a spread of 2 feet across ; the fruit 
is borne on a stalk in the center. Each plant produces one pine in a season. 
Pineapples are grown from suckers, slips or the crowns of the pines ; they are set 
out in midsummer. 



THE EAST COAST. 



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Jacksonville to: Miles. 

St. Augustine 36 

Palatka 64 

Ormond , 104 

Holly Hill 107 

Daytona 109 7 

Blake 112 5 

Port Orange 114.7 

Savage. 116 

Spruce Creek 119 

TurnbuU Hay 121 

New Smyrna 124 

Lake Helen 145 

Hawks Park 127 

Hucomer 1309 

Oak Hill 136.4 

Titusville. ., i54-4 

City Point 169.3 

Rockledge 175 

Eau Gallic 189 

Melbourne 194 

Malabar 199 

Micco 208 

Sebastian 214 

St. Lucie 238 

Fort Pierce 241.5 

Jensen 256.7 

Stuart 260 

Alicia .. .___ . 266 6 

Kobe Sound 276 6 

Westjupiter 282.8 

Riviera 295.3 

West Palm Beach 299 s 

Royal Poinciana 300.0 

Palm Beach Inn 300.4 

Lantana 308 4 

Fort Lauderdale 341 o 

Riscayne ... 358.3 

Miami 366.0 

Nass.TU 509.0 

Key West , 521.0 




A CHARACTERISTIC EAST COAST LANDSCAPE. 
Photo copyright, 1905, by Kaiser, Daytona. 



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The Seminole Indians are seen at various points on the East Coast from Fort 
Pierce south to Biscayne Bay. They are the survivors in Florida of a tribe which 
once engaged the anxious attention of the entire country. In 1835 disputes over 
the boundaries of the Indian reservation and quarrels over fugitive slaves, which 
the Seminoles were accused of harboring, led to the Seminole War- — the most 
costly and disastrous of the minor wars of the United States. At the end of seven 
years, in 1842, the Indians were subdued, captured and transported to the reser- 
vation assigned them, where the remnant yet remain in the Indian Territory. A 
portion of the tribe evaded deportation and betook themselves to this Southern 
country. They hid in the wilderness Everglades and still remain in tacit rebellion, 
and regard the white man with suspicious enmity. While one nation, they are 
divided into three tribes — the Big Cypress, Cow Creek and Miamis. The Big 
Cypress Indians live in the vicinity of Fort Myers, between Caloosahatchee 
River and the Gulf of Mexico ; the Miamis live back of Miami, on Biscayne Bay ; 
and the Cow Creeks are situated back of Fort Pierce and the St. Lucie River, 
which empties into the Indian River. They have no reservation, no land has ever 
been assigned them by the Government. Their dwellings are palmetto huts and 
framed houses; they have horses, dogs, pigs and cattle; and raise corn, sweet 
potatoes and other vegetables. Flour or starch made from the coontie or wild 
cassava has always been a staple article of food. The Florida Indians have cul- 
tivated the soil from primitive days; note the corn and other vegetables in the 




DR. JIMMIE TUSTANOGEE WITH HIS TWO WIVES AND THE CHILDREN. 



THE EAST COAST. 



77 



drawings of Le Moyne, who 
came to Florida with the 
French expedition of 1563. 

The dress of the men con- 
sists of a turban of folded 
shawls or handkerchiefs and 
decorated with a plume, a 
calico shirt, usually of many 
colors, with a kerchief or 
cravat about the neck ; and,, 
on occasion, leggins and 
moccasins of tanned deer- 
skin. The scalp-lock is care- 
fully protected. The Florida 
Indian's fashion in head 
gear has not changed in 
general character in centuries. Compare the turban of the Seminole of to-day 
with Osceola's in 1838 (page 25), and again with that of the chief Satourioua 
in 1563. The w^omen wear their hair cut short in front and coiled behind. Their 
dress is a long skirt with short waist or jacket. The jacket is decorated with 
silver or gold coins pounded thin and cut into various shapes. About the neck 




ANCIENT FLORIDA INDIAN COSTUME. 
From a drawing by Le Moyne in 1563. 




INDIAN MODE OF HUNTING ALLIGATORS IN FLORIDA. 
From Le Moyne's Narrative of the French Expedition in 1563. 



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of the new-born girl is placed a necklace of beads ; others are added as she 
grows older, until the mature woman is fairly burdened beneath the weight of 
her necklaces ; and then with the coming of old age they are gradually discarded. 
The women are skillful with the needle ; some have sewing machines. 

The Indian canoe is a dugout of cypress ; it is propelled by sail or push-pole. 
In these craft the hunters go to sea to harpoon manatee. The Seminole depends 
largely upon the chase ; he is equipped with the latest models of Winchester arms 
and is an expert shot. These Indians shoot from hip or elbow without sighting. 




FLORIDA INDIANS CARRYING THEIR CROPS TO THE STOREHOUSES. 

From a drazving by the French artist he Moyne in 156^. 

There w-ere brought in to Fort Lauderdale in a recent year, by the Seminoles, 
for barter, 5,000 alligator skins; the number killed by the Indians in the State 
that year probably exceeded 7,000. 

Once a year, in the last of June or the first of July, the people gather from 
far and near for the Green Corn Dance, an anniversary which has been observed 
from time immemorial. It is a time of coming to judgment, and the infliction 
of punishments, of feasting and making merry. At this time also the marriages 
take place. The custom followed is one of those survivals common among 
savage races of the old days when wives were taken by capture ; the girl runs 
over a certain marked out course, and the man pursues ; if he overtakes her — 
and whether he does or not depends altogether upon whether she wishes him 
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OTHER FLORIDA RESORTS. 

The St. John's River. — The tourist will hardly be satisfied with the glimpses 
of this noble stream obtained from the car window as the train crosses it at 
Jacksonville or Palatka, but will plan an excursion by steamboat, in which way 
alone the picturesque features of the river may be seen. The lower portions of 
the St. John's are a succession of magnificent reaches, or inland seas, the shores 
lined with forests of live oak, sweet gum, pine, magnolia and palmettos. In its 
upper (southern) portion the vegetation becomes more tropical ; the river now 
narrows to a tortuous passage and again opens into beautiful lakes, and the 
traveler is charmed with the novel scenery and the changing panorama. 

Magnolia Springs, situated on the west bank of the St. John's River, 
twenty-eight miles south of Jacksonville, reached by the Atlantic Coast Line, 
or by river steamers, is one of the older tourists resorts. It won its fame in the 
old days before the improved means of travel had lured so many to the new re- 
gion further south ; but its attractions are as strong to-day as ever before for 
visitors who have once looked out over the noble reaches of the river from the 
shaded banks of Magnolia. The St. John's River at this point broadens out into 
a sheet of water three miles wide, having much the appearance of a lake, which, 
together with the numerous creeks, furnishes abundant opportunity for boating. 
The Magnolia tennis courts have been the scene of some of the most successful 




THE ST. JOHN S AT MAGNOLIA SPRINGS. 



THE EAST COAST. 



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YOUNG WOMEN S DORMITORY — JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. 



tournaments held in the South ; and the golf links, of nine holes, rank as among" 
the most attractive in Florida. Shooting and fishing are excellent in the imme- 
diate vicinity. Magnolia Springs takes its name from a magnificent spring, whose 
waters, besides being remarkable for their purity and excellence as table waters^ 
have well-attested therapeutic cjualities, especially in rheumatic affections. One 
of the favorite walks from Magnolia is St. David's Path, or Lovers' Lane (ever) 
well-ordered resort in Florida has a Lovers' Lane), which leads for a mile and a 
half along the forested banks of the St. John's to Green Cove Springs. 

De Land is situated in the orange grove section, between the St, John's River 
and the Atlantic Ocean, too miles south of Jacksonville, on the Atlantic Coast 
Line. The town is noted for its salubrious climate and healthfulness, and for 
the enterprise, intelligence and high character of its people. The city is for miles 
surrounded by forests of the yellow southern pine, enriching the air with balsam. 
The atmosphere at De Land is, for Florida, remarkably dry. No lakes, rivers or 
swamps are in the immediate vicinity, and the deep deposit of porous sand pro- 
vides perfect surface drainage. Shade trees are abundant. Rows of substantial 
brick business buildings, all occupied, give the city an aspect of prosperity, which 
is enhanced by the numerous tasteful, comfortable houses, with their well-kept 
lawns which Hne the residence streets. De Land is the seat of the John B. 
Stetson University, which has a group of massive and beautiful buildings, cost- 
ing over $300,000; a carefully selected, rapidly growing library of 13,000 vol- 
umes; a comprehensive museum of natural history; distinct, well-equipped 




A TANGLE OF WILDERNESS. 
Photo copyright, 1905, by Kaiser, Daytona. 



THE EAST COAST. 83 

laboratories for physics, chemistry and biology; a large gymnasium with all 
necessary apparatus ; forty-five professors and instructors, who are graduates 
of institutes of highest rank, and a fine student body made up of young men and 
women from all parts of Florida and from many States of the Union. The 
University includes a college of liberal arts, a school of law, a school of tech- 
nology, an academy preparing for any American college, normal and practice 
schools, a business college, a school of art, and a school of music. 

Lake Helen is delightfully located in a great forest of primeval pines, on 
the highest land east of the St. Johns, eight miles from the river, twenty from the 
Atlantic, and 140 from Jacksonville. The air is resinous and pure. It has no 
miasma from the river, nor the harshness of the Coast breeze. There is no 
more healthful and restful place in Florida — probably not in the world. The 
same environments are found in Lake Helen as in the famous resorts in the 
pines in Georgia and further north, with the balmy air and climate of Florida 
additional. 

The lakes abound in fish, bass from 8 to 13 pounds have been caught therein. 
In the wood are quail, wild turkeys and other game for the pursuit of the 
sportsman. 

Some of the finest bearing orange groves in the central part of the State are 
within the town limits. Roses bloom in the greatest luxuriance from January 
throughout the entire winter and spring. There are beautiful drives in all direc- 
tions, leading to many interesting places, as well as good bicycle paths. 

Winter Park is celebrated for its elevated situation amid the beautiful lakes 
of Orange County. No less than fourteen shining sheets of water may be seen 
from one of the hotel observatories, and the panorama includes handsome villas 
and fruited orange groves. Well-built, hard-surfaced roads afiford pleasant 
drives. The town is the winter home of numerous families from the North, and 
West, who have handsome residences here, and who make up a refined and 
cultivated society. Winter Park is the seat of Rollins College, an institution 
of high standard, having an admirably chosen faculty, and being equipped 
with all the essentials. It has a full college course, a preparatory school, and 
schools of music, business, fine arts, and industrial and domestic arts ; and thus 
affords opportunity for young people from the North to spend the winter in 
Florida without interruption of their education. From Jacksonville, Winter 
Park may be reached over the Seaboard Air Line, the Atlantic Coast Line, or 
the Florida East Coast Railway. 

OcALA is situated on the central ridge of the peninsula, and is midway be- 
tween Jacksonville and Tampa, on the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard 
Air Line railways. To the east is Silver Springs and the Ocklawaha River; to 
the west, Blue Springs. The town is an important commercial center, and is 
equipped with all the conveniences of an up-to-date city. Clay roads offer 
delightful drives. 



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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 



Altamonte Springs is located 138 miles south of Jacksonville on the main 
line of the Atlantic Coast Line Railway, in the center of Orange County. There 
are many pretty towns, villages and cities in its vicinity : Maitland, Winter Park, 
the location of Rollins College ; Orlando, the county seat ; and Sanford, the 
terminus of the Clyde navigation on the St. Johns River. Altamonte Springs 
is connected by fine, hard clay roads with these and many other places of 
interest. The country is high, rolling, pine-covered lands, dotted with hundreds 
of spring-fed lakes. There are 1,100 lakes in Orange County. Bearing orange 
groves are numerous. There are many beautiful winter cottages, beside the 
prosperous homes of those who make this their permanent residence. 

Orlando, the county seat of Orange County, is situated in the central portion 
of the Florida peninsula, 147 miles south of Jacksonville, and 90 miles north 
of Tampa. The land upon which the city is located is elevated 120 feet above 
the sea and has a perfect natural drainage. The entire region is dotted all 
over with pretty lakes, thirteen of them being within the corporate limits of 
Orlando. Fish are plentiful in all of them. Orlando has graded public schools 
and two academies; well-paved streets and 150 miles of modern improved 
highways, unsurpassed for automobiling, wheeling and carriage driving. There 
is here the only polo club south of Camden ; and a modern race course gives 
weekly trotting matinees during the winter season. 

KissiMMEE is 165 miles south of Jacksonville on the Atlantic Coast Line, in 
the center of an excellent hunting and fishing country. The Caloosahatchee 
River, from Kissimmee, is one of the most interesting waterways of Florida, and 
the river and lake and canal trip from Kissimmee to Fort Myers is something 
in character and attraction quite apart from the ordinary travel routes. 

" Fort Myers is situated on the south 

bank of the Caloosahatchee River, eighteen 
miles east from the Gulf. It is 140 miles 
south of Tampa, 120 miles north of Key 
West, and is in the same latitude as that of 
Palm Beach. The surrounding country is 
well stocked with game ; and the fishing here 
is famous. Fort Myers has become the 
Mecca for anglers from all parts of the world, 
and for a number of years past this place has 
been recognized as the greatest tarpon fishing 

resort in the country. The roll of tarpon fishermen includes the name of 

Thomas A. Edison. The largest fish taken in 1904 was caught by Rev. C. 

Harvey Hartman, of Chatham, N. J. ; it measured 5 feet 8 inches, and weighed 

220 pounds. 




A BIT OF FORT MYERS. 



THE EAST COAST. 85 

Belleair is on the Gulf coast, 25 miles from Tampa, about 200 miles from 
Jacksonville, from which point it is reached by the Atlantic Coast Line. This 
part of the. Gulf coast is distinguished for healthfulness and a delightful climate. 
The fishing ranks with the best in Florida, and there are numerous opportunities 
for outdoor sports. The vegetation is tropical, and the scenery attractive. 
Some of the finest orange groves in Florida are here. The cocoanut, waving 
banana and camphor trees, the tangerine and grape fruit, huge rubber and 
cactus plants and the wonderful shell mounds, everywhere to be found in the 
long drives through the palm forests, are an interesting study. 

St. Petersburg, situated on the west coast of Florida, surrounded by the 
waters of Tampa Bay, within the influence of the mild and balmy breezes of the 
Gulf of Mexico, and the health breathing odor from the piney woods affords a 
most delightful place in which to spend the winter months. Long piers 
extending out into the bay afford tourists splendid fishing facilities. Quail 
and other game are abundant in the surrounding country. The town has a 
daily steamer service to Port Tampa and Tampa, also to the Manatee River 
section. St. Petersburg is reached by the Atlantic Coast Line from Jacksonville. 

Key West is reached from Miami by steamboats, which make tri-weekly 
trips. The daylight sail of 165 miles is amid the Florida Keys, with a diversity 
of island scenery which in itself well repays one for the excursion. Key West 
(Spanish Cayo Hueso — Bone Key) is a low coral island lying sixty miles south of 
Cape Sable, and the town is the southernmost city in the United States. 
Havana is only ninety miles south. The island here, at the key of the Gulf is an 
important strategic point ; it has one of the largest naval stations in the country, 
and is defended by Fort Taylor. Not far to the westward, on Garden Key of the 
Dry Tortugas, is the great fortification of Fort Jefferson. The picturesque char- 
acter of the island and town is indicated in our illustration, looking from the 
grim battery of Fort Taylor to the curving shores, with their palms. The cocoa 
.and date palms grow in profusion ; and the flora includes the royal poinciana ; 
the sugar maple, whose fragrance fills the air ; immense banyans, one in the bar- 
rack yard covering an area of 50 feet ; and gigantic cacti rising in stems 20 feet 
in the air. 

Fernandina, thirty-six miles from Jacksonville, has the finest deep-water 
harbor on the East Coast, and one of the most magnificent sea beaches in the 
world. It is the Atlantic terminus of the Seaboard Air Line. Fernandina is a 
very old town and possesses many interesting historic associations. 

Sanford, on picturesque Lake Monroe, is famous for its black bass fishing 
and affords good hunting in the vicinity. It is the terminus of Clyde's St. Johns 
River line of steamers ; and may be reached also by both the Florida East Coast 
and the Seaboard Air Line. 



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The extension of the Atlantic Coast Line and the Seaboard Air Line, with 
the greatly improved travel facilities thus provided, have brought into a growing 
popularity places in the hill and lake sections and on the West Coast. 

Lakeland has nine lakes within the town limits, with numerous others in the 
vicinity, all affording boating and fishing. The altitude of Lakeland, 265 feet, is 
the highest in the State. Florida has the minimum altitude record of the United 
States; Delaware comes next, with a highest point of 282 feet. 

Lake City, located amid a group of lakes, has an established reputation for 
healthfulness. The State Agricultural College is here. 

EuSTis, or Lake Eustis, and surrounded by hills, has good shooting and 
fishing, with woodland drives and opportunities for boating. It is on the 
Atlantic Coast Line, 

Tallahassee, the State capital, is in the rolling hill section, quite different 
from the prevailing flat country characteristic of Florida. The city is noted for 
the profusion of its roses and for its flower gardens. The air is dry and out- 
door living the rule. There is good shooting for ducks and quail, 

Maitland, seven miles from Orlando, and lying between Altamonte Springs 
and Winter Park, has many winter visitors drawn to it by the charms of the 
lake country and the resources it offers the sportsman and angler. 

There are many other points which might well have note as resorts during 
the winter and early spring months. Gainesville, one of the older cities of 
Florida, enjoys the advantage of a delightful climate, and every season finds its 
winter population largely augmented. Waldo, near which are Lake Alto and 
Santa Fe ; Haw^thorn, Wildwood and Tavares in the orange district ; Lees- 
burg, the chief commercial city of the section ; Dade City and Pasadena in the 
Flill Country of South Florida, and many other inland points are in growing 
favor and have their increasing quotas of visitors. On the Gulf Coast, resorted 
to by fishermen, and besides the places already named as Gulf Coast resorts. 
Cedar Key, Homosassa, Tarpon Springs and Sarasota and Punta Gorda should 
have mention, especially as fishing points. The tarpon and many other species 
prized by the angler abound in these waters ; and the sportsman may hardly go 
astray in the quest of game and fish. 

Tarpon Springs, on the Anclote River, is in a cottage city of visitors from 
the North, who winter here. Yachting and fishing are the popular amusements. 

Punta Gorda, on Charlotte Harbor, is a headquarters for fishermen, who 
find here the tarpon and many other prized game fishes. 

At SuwANEE Springs, on the Suwanee River, famed in song, are found the 
Suwanee springs, mineral waters of established great value. 

"Tampa is the metropolis of the West Coast of Southern Florida, and one of 



THE EAST COAST. 87 

the most interesting cities in the State, as well as one of the most active com- 
mercially. It is at the head of Tampa Bay and the mouth of the Hillsborough 
River. The Tampa Bay Hotel is a magnificent monument of the man who 
spent over $3,000,000 in building this gorgeous Moorish pile and surrounding 
it with a botanical garden not less superb. 

"Below Tampa Bay, and as far south as Naples, nearly at the end of the 
peninsula, the coast is a succession of beautiful bays, with the picturesque 
vegetation of the tropics lining their white, curving beaches. The land itself 
undulates gracefully and grass grows down to the edge of the beach, shaded by 
great live-oaks, hickories, splendid palmetto trees, pines, and magnolias. The 
coast line waves gracefully against the exquisitely blue water, as calm as a lake 
just gently rippled by the never-failing breeze. At a short distance from the 
shore is a line of long, narrow keys, between which there are frequent passes into 
the Gulf of Mexico, and as you sail the peaceful waters of these protected bays, 
you look across the keys and see the big ships rising and falling with the swell 
of the Gulf. The climate is influenced by the Gulf Stream, and the vegetation 
is much more tropical than it would be otherwise, while the large bodies of 
warm salt water, together with the night breeze blowing from the Atlantic, and 
through the pine trees of the interior, make the region as perfect a sanitarium 
as could be devised. 

"This region is also favored in the matter of game and fish. There is an 
abundance of small game, even in the most thickly settled parts, and of larger 
kinds a few miles back from the coast. There is no finer fishing anywhere than 
in the rivers and bays from Tampa Bay south. Sarasota Bay is the home of the . 
great tarpon. There are many varieties of other fish in greatest abundance here, 
including kingfish, redfish, Spanish mackerel, pompano, mullet, and, indeed, all 
the fish native to Southern waters. The Manatee River gives a distinctive 
character to a large part of this region. It is one of the most beautiful rivers in 
the world, the subject of romantic legend and tradition. The river is two 
miles broad at its mouth, and for several miles up the stream it is more than a 
mile wide. Some six or seven miles up there are a number of little towns and 
villages that are the center of an active, prosperous population engaged in fruit 
culture and truck farming. Manatee, the oldest town of the district, is a 
picturesque old place, and near it is an interesting ruin, Braiden Castle, as it is 
called, which withstood an attack by Indians in their last outbreak in this region. 
Within a short distance from Manatee is Braidentown. It is progressive, has 
electric lights, and electric railway, good stores, a newspaper, a bank, good 
schools and churches, and a number of handsome residences. It is an old place, 
but, like the whole of this section, took on renewed life and vigor after the great 
freeze in the winter of 1894-95. The frost .did not reach thus far south, and the 
crop here has never suffered from this cause. Consequently many persons came 
into the county to engage in orange culture and gardening for the Northern 
markets." 



THE STANDARD GUIDE. 



CAST UP ON THE FLORIDA SHORE. 



In the Atlantic Ocean, about sixty miles 
due east from the Florida coast, are located 
the Bahama Islands, and between these and 
the coast is a great thoroughfare or track 
of vessels, both steamers and sail craft, en- 
gaged in commerce or transportation be- 
tween the northern cities and the Gulf of 
Mexico, the isthmus of Panama, the West 
Indies, northern South America and Cali- 
fornia. These vessels are, from time to time, 
exposed to the terrible storms and hurri- 
canes which prevail at certain seasons of the 
year, and in spite of the greatest care and 
precautions, are not unfrequently wrecked 
and driven ashore, or, escaping this, are 
compelled to throw overboard more or less 
of their cargoes to avoid destruction. The 
prevailing easterly winds, and the Gulf 
Stream which sets in closer to the Florida 
coast — near Jupiter Inlet — than elsewhere, 
causes a large percentage of such "burdens 
of the sea" to be carried on that coast, be- 
tween Cape Canavaral and Biscayne Bay, a 
distance of some two hundred miles; and the 
shore between these points seems to be liter- 
ally lined with the debris of wrecked vessels, 
or their cargoes, at times almost buried in 
sand; and, again, after change of wind, and 
a heavy sea, so exposed, that one could al- 
most walk for miles on the planks of old 
wrecks which have been accumulating for 
hundreds of years. Formerly there were few 
or no settlers along the coast, and only now 
and then a solitary "beach-comber" (one who 
gains his livelihood by gleaning from the sea- 
shore), or, perhaps, some shipwrecked 
sailors, or a few wandering Indians, ever ap- 
peared to note what might be cast ashore. 
But since the country near the coast has be- 
come peopled, the settlers regularly walk the 
beach, particularly after a storm, gathering 
up whatever they find worth saving, and 
carrying it above the reach of the waves, 
where it is left until a convenient season for 
taking it home, and by common consent, 
such removal above high-water mark, es- 
tablishes ownership. Many of the dwellings 
along the coast are built of lumber and 
timber thus saved; and no small quantity of 
family stores are thus gathered; firkins of 



butter and lard, cans of fruit, boxes of 
sardines, barrels without number, demijohns 
of brandy, crates of garlic, bales of cotton, 
and when, as sometimes happen, a large 
steamer goes ashore, the beach is strewn for 
miles with goods and merchandise, and 
people gather, from far and near, to get what 
they can from the wreck. 

A ramble along the unfrequented beach is 
always interesting, and somewhat exciting, 
and would drive away the blues from the 
veriest misanthrope in existence. The dash- 
ing of the huge breakers, the movements of 
mammoth sharks, the vast schools of mullet, 
the graceful flights of the uncouth pelican, 
the tumbling porpoise, and the hundreds of 
sea-gulls on the ocean side, while shells, in 
almost myriad forms are strewn along the 
sands, and an ever-varying succession of 
articles washed ashore, and going to decay 
on the bank above, all "combine to make up 
a scene of interest. 

The most common and plentiful articles to 
be found are bottles — bottles of every size 
and shape and color, round, square and ob- 
long, nearly all empty, most of them having 
a suspicious smell, when uncorked, of gin or 
brandy, but the contents, if any, are usually 
too salt to be palatable. Sometimes a bot- 
tle comes ashore, in which, sealed tight, to 
keep dry, is a record of some vessel 
foundered in a far-away sea, or of human 
beings, in a distant part of the world, re- 
duced to dire extremity, and trusting to this 
as their only hope of making known their 
fate. Sometimes a board is found, on which 
is written in blood, the name of a vessel, and 
the record, "Foundered at Sea," with name 
and date, and this is all that is ever known 
of a staunch vessel, and gallant crew. 

Children's toys, crutches, ladies' bonnets, 
lead pencils, shoes and stockings, and old- 
fashioned hoop skirts, are not uncommon, 
while, occasionally, the old hulk of a Spanish 
galleon, which has been buried in the sand 
for years, is uncovered, and the silver and 
gold, which it may have carried, is sometimes 
brought to the surface. Trunks, filled with' 
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of money have been found in them. 

Cocoanuts come ashore, and after lying 
buried in sand for a time, sprout and grow, 
until transplanted by the settlers to a more 
congenial spot. Sea beans, vegetable-ivory, 
and other nuts and fruits are common, all 
along the coast. Strange fish, which can be 



likened to nothing else on earth, are mingled 
with the debris; and a collection of relics 
from this coast would represent almost all 
nations, but all tell a tale of sufifering and 
disaster, which can but sadden the thought- 
ful, and awaken the sympathies of all. 

Boston Floridian. 



THE RAILROAD TO KEY WEST. 



The most notable railroad enterprise now 
in progress, and one of the most remarkable 
ever undertaken, is the extension of the 
Florida East Coast Railway from Miami to 
Key West. Some details of the work, which 
is now in course of construction, are given 
in a report by Thomas P. Ghastry in the 
Baltimore Manufacturers' Record. Mr. 
Ghastry quotes Mr. Flagler as saying: 

"I have long thought of a railroad to Key 
West, but the engineering difHculties seemed 
insurmountable. When the Panama Canal 
was decided on I determined to put to an en- 
gineering test the practicability of a railroad 
from the mainland of Florida to the port of 
Key West. Tides, currents, winds, all sorts 
of things, had to be reckoned with. The 
survey has been made, the practicability 
proven, and New York and Key West are 
to be connected by rail. Here is a memo- 
randum from my engineers showing what it 
all means." 

The facts of the memorandum are these: 
The distance from Miami to Key West is 
154 miles. Of this, 28 miles is completed to 
Homestead, the present terminus of the road. 

The work from Homestead south is made 
up in round numbers of 60 miles rock em- 
bankment through the waters separating the 
mainland from Key Largo and through the 
waters separating the dififerent keys. 

There are to be four concrete viaducts 31 
feet above the water — one from Long 
Key to Conch Key, 10,500 feet; a viaduct 
across Knight's Key channel, 7,300 feet; a 
viaduct across Moser Key Channel, 7,800, and 
a viaduct across Bahia Honda Key channel, 
4,950 feet, making a total of concrete viaduct 
■30»550 feet, equivalent to 5.78 miles. 

These viaducts are to be constructed of re- 
inforced concrete, 50-foot spans resting on 



piers set into solid rock and strengthened 
with piles. The base of the pier at rock sur- 
face is 28 feet, and at the springing line of 
arch 20 feet 7 inches. From the water to 
the crown of the arch will be 25 feet. To 
that should be added the thickness of the 
arch at the crown, ballast, ties, etc., making 
the track 31 feet above the level of the water. 

Of the water openings there are seven, 25 
feet each. These are in the solid embank- 
ment, and are only intended for rowboats 
and small craft. 

Of drawbridges there are to be three, with 
openings aggregating 410 feet. The remain- 
ing distance, about 65 miles, is made up of 
the islands or keys over which the road 
passes. 

After leaving the mainland the first key 
traversed is Key Largo, the largest of the 
entire group of Florida keys, being some 40 
miles in length. Of this, however, the rail- 
road traverses only 15 miles. The names of 
the keys south of Key Largo, in order are 
as follows: Plantation Key, Windley's Key, 
Upper Matecumbe, Lower Matecumbe, Long 
Key, Conch Keys, Grassy Key, Crawl Key, 
Key Vaca, Knight's Key, Little Duck Key, 
Missouri Key, Ohio Key, Bahia Honda, 
West Summerland Key, Cudjoe, Sugar Loaf 
Key, Saddle Bunch Keys, Big Coppit Key, 
Rockland Key, Boca Chica, Stock Island, and 
Key West. 

There are a number of other keys in plain 
sight of the line of the road which the road 
does not traverse. Many of these keys are 
beautiful, being covered with groves of 
cocoanuts, pineapples, etc. 

Terminal facilities at Key West will com- 
prise a dry dock and ten covered piers, each 
800 feet in length and 100 feet in width, with 
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.will furnish berths for forty ships 400 feet in 
length with a depth of water ranging from 
.20 to 30 feet. Mr. J. C. Meredith at Miami, 
•Fla., is constructing engineer in charge of all 
the work. 

We quote also a report of an interview 
with Mr. Flagler published in the New York 
Herald: 

"I had a special interview with Mr. Flagler 
regarding the details of this remarkable 
work, which has now reached a point known 
as Homestead, twenty-eight miles southwest 
from Miami. The road will traverse for a 
considerable distance a ridge of slight eleva- 
tion of oolitic limestone, and passing beyond 
this will reach sand, the mangrove, that 
strange tree which reaches its roots down- 
ward into the water from the limbs above, 
being for a long distance the principal vege- 
tation. Then the road will strike considerable 
stretches of water, more or less shallow, bat 
always the foundation will be one of the 
finest and most substantial imaginable, name- 
ly, coral rock. 

"The construction will be of the most ex- 
pensiA'e and durable character, and every- 
thing will make for absolute safety. The first 
survey was for a line to Cape Sable, but 
when this was made, Mr. Flagler found that 
,he was sixty miles from Key West and twelve 
miles from what is known as the three-fathom 
line of the Gulf. He therefore decided to 
undertake the greater proposition, and so 
changed the line from Homestead, and is 
building more nearly along what may be 
called the general line of the coast. 

"In a scenic way this road will be notable. 
The views it will give of those beautiful 
Southern waters, with all their tenderness of 
tint, with the scores of "keys' or islands and 
islets, great and small, will make it like a 
voyage in wonderland. The line will pass 
from key to key, and the first deep water it 
will strike will be at what is known as 
Knight's Key, where there will be a channel 
thirteen feet in depth. 

"Several drawbridges will be constructed, 
some for the use of the small vessels which 
are engaged in the sponge fisheries, the seat 
of the sponge trade being Key West. One 
of the drawbridges will be for the special 
convenience of pleasure craft, including 



houseboats, so that the latter can thread their 
way through the mazes of the keys and thus 
avoid the broader waters of the Gulf or of 
the Atlantic Ocean. 

"The solidity of the bottom of this won- 
derful piece of railway construction will be 
equaled by that of the roadbed itself; in other 
words, the latter will be partly of coral rock 
quarried from the keys, and made entirely 
solid, and partly of cement or steel. 

"Mr. Flagler has, of course, the best en- 
gineers, and these assure him that steel can 
be so treated as to withstand easily the cor- 
rosion usual in that climate and under those 
conditions. 

"He will build piers, these to be cylinders 
of steel in some cases where the water is 
deepest, say four feet in diameter, and filled 
with cement, while in other cases there will 
be piers of cement, with arched spans of fifty 
feet, also of cement, strengthened with steel. 
The roadbed will in all that part of the con- 
struction be twenty-seven feet above the 
water, so that there will be entire safety, the 
danger from storms practically amounting to 
nothing owing to the natural shelter which 
is given the line by the formation of the keys. 

"One of the largest to be traversed is Key 
Largo, and another very important one is 
Bahia Honda, which is only forty miles from 
the eastern end of the Island of Key West. 
The latter island will be the terminus of this 
most important road. Below Ba'liia Honda 
there will be the most important of the bridge 
construction, this being about seven miles in 
length, and the total cost of the bridge alone 
will run into the millions. In all the world 
there will be nothing like it. 

"At one point for almost three miles the 
line will run entirely over the water. Mr. 
Flagler remarked with a smile that travelers 
over this route would not be troubled with 
dust. The deepest water to be built over is 
twenty to twenty-five feet. 

"The charter which Mr. Flagler originally 
obtained from the State of Florida for the 
Florida East Coast Road called for its con- 
struction within a certain period to the island 
of Key West, which is named as its deep- 
water terminal, and hence it is going there. 
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determined to have the solidity unquestioned 
and every appointment most thorough. 

"The position of Florida with relation to 
important Southern points, to wit, Cuba and 
the Panama Canal, is perhaps not generally 
known. Key West is much to the westward 
of Florida, and in fact, it and Tallahassee, the 
Florida capital, are on a line north and 
south, while a line drawn from Miami to 
the southward will be found to pass midway 
through Cuba and then strike Colon, one 
of the terminals of the isthmian canal. 
- "Key West literally dominates Cuba, and 
■Mr. Flagler will construct on the former 
island a splendid system of terminals, filling 
in a vast stretch of the shore with material 
very probably a singular kind of white mud 
found a little distance away, which has great 
hardness and makes an admirable soil. 

"Space will also be provided for a dry- 
dock, with complete facilities. In other 
words, the plant at the terminal is to be on 
3. scale much larger than anything yet seen 
in that part of the country. Mr. Flagler says 
he cannot himself estimate the cost oft this 
extension of his road, as he does not yet 
know how much of it will be what is known 
as rock fill and how much cement; but what 
is best and strongest will be used, so as to 
bid defiance to wind or wave and make the 
road absolutely safe, no matter what the 
weather may be. 

"The road will pass through the most 
tropical and fertile parts of Florida, with un- 
bounded possibilities for the growth of truck 
and fruit, for the opening of new pleasure re- 
sorts and for new haunts for the fisherman 
and the hunter, and will then pass on to Key 
West, whence there will be afforded excep- 



tional facilities for travel to Cuba, for steam- 
ers far larger than any ever used in those 
waters are to form part of the system. In 
other words, the road is meant to grasp the 
Cuban passenger traffic. 

"Season by season the travel to Cuba from 
this country grows greater and greater, and 
last season the steamers in use were actually 
unable to handle it. Mr. Flagler is himself 
one of the largest holders of stock in Cuban 
railways, and he knows the possibilities of 
that 'garden island.' He was there last win- 
ter and spent a week as the guest of another 
distinguished railway president, Sir William 
Van Home, who is in charge of the leading 
railways in Cuba. Mr. Flagler found to his 
surprise that only one-eighth of the arable 
land there had ever been put in cultivation. 

"Speaking of the possibilities of lower 
Florida, Mr. Flagler remarked that until re- 
cently he himself had not known how ex- 
tremely fertile the soil was south of Miami. 
It is true that south of that river the grape- 
fruit and other citrus fruits grow to greater 
abundance than elsewhere. Grapefruit trees 
are seen bearing four to five hundred pounds 
of this fruit. 

"The development of orange culture below 
the Miami is sure to be very marked. The 
Florida orange is generally regarded as the 
best on earth. Even the oranges from Cali- 
fornia when transplanted to Florida improve 
greatly. The oranges in Cuba are inferior, 
but now the Florida orange is being intro- 
duced in that island. Mr. Flagler, while in 
Cuba last March, met a gentleman, a native, 
who had set out three hundred, thousand 
Florida orange trees, and who said he ex- 
pected great results from them." 



IN SPANISH ST. AUGUSTINE. 



Le Sieur Causse, an honest French 
mariner of the eighteenth century, who was 
shipwrecked on the Bahamas, plundered by 
pirates, and in the end forced to turn pirate 
himself, and who left in a manuscript care- 
fully cherished by his descendants, an account 
of his sea life, found his way about the year 
1750 to St. Augustine; and gives a racy and 
curious picture of what he saw here: 

"In Havana we found a French corsair, 
commanded by M. Ferret, who also owned 



the vessel. It mounted six three-pounder 
guns, twelve swivel guns, and had seventy 
men of all sorts and conditions, including 
Spaniards, Turks, Genoese, and English. As 
I was now quite destitute, and had nothing 
left in the world but my shirt and breeches, 
there seemed nothing better for me than to 
embark on board this ship, especially as M. 
Ferret offered me the post of lieutenant. He 
took at the same time several of our people. 
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English strait. When two days out we saw 
a Httle ship careening under the island of 
Samana. To ascertain what she was M. 
Ferret lowered the long boat, and I was 
ordered to take nine men, and if she turned 
out to be English, to seize her. When already 
near to her, some English sailors who had 
concealed themselves behind the rocks, 
opened a volley of musketry fire upon us, 
which only wounded three of us. Our wish 
was to land and drive them out, but M. 
Ferret by signal recalled us to the ship, and 
our corsair was moved in to half cannon shot 
distance, almost grounding, and we cannon- 
aded her till we had rendered her useless. 

"When we were off St. Augustine, in 
Florida, we determined to careen and repitch 
our vessel. So in answer to our signal for 
a pilot a launch came ofif from the shore and 
took us in tow. By hard rowing they brought 
us over the bar, so that we were able to sail 
up the river. Next day we came to anchor 
before the town of St. Augustine, which we 
saluted with thirteen guns. The boat was 
lowered, and M. Ferret paid a visit to the 
governor, who received him with every at- 
tention, offering to supply us with all we 
needed. Next day the governor came on 
board, and we set before him a collation of 
a varied sort, on which he complimented us. 
Indeed this little dcjciincr was of the gayest. 
We drank to the prosperity of our countries 
with the accompaniment of salvos of cannon, 
and the cheers of the men who went into 
the rigging. When the governor left he in- 
vited all the officers to the Government 
House next day. 



"The hour being at hand for our appear- 
ance there, many of us represented to M. 
Ferret that we could not present ourselves 
before the governor decently, as most of us 
had only one shirt and one pair of breeches, 
which made him laugh much. Being deter- 
mined to take us along with him, he lent us 
all the clothing he had, and although it was 
his very best, yet our appearance was com- 
ical enough. Some of us had lace up clothes 
without vests, others nothing but vests and 
big breeches. Thus then in grand parade, 
each of us with a sword at his side, we pro- 
ceeded to the Government House, where we 
were received by the governor himself and 



introduced to the company. We sat down to 
a dinner served by the cook, Dubord, and 
had good wine dessert. At 3 o'clock we ad- 
journed to another hall and danced minuets 
with some beautiful Spanish ladies. After- 
wards we went to the church, where the gov- 
ernor had us placed in a large covered pew 
by his side. It had a curtain of crimson 
velvet and was opposite the pulpit. The 
preacher was Recollet Father. At the sec- 
ond part of the discourse we were surprised 
to see him produce a skull upon which he 
placed a wig. After he had spoken in an im- 
passioned manner words which, though we 
could not understand them, were evidently 
good moralities, he took the peruque off this 
skull and in its stead placed a head-dress and 
a veil. Doubtless this part of his discourse 
was addressed to the women. At which re- 
markable scene some of us could not resist 
laughter. For my own part, I bit my lips 
to save myself from exploding. I could have 
wished to have been outside. In concluding 
his sermon he took a crucifix, and as if he 
noticed that what he had said had not suffi- 
ciently moved his audience, I understood 
very well that he cried out several times, 
'You are not willing to weep? You are not 
willing to weep for your God? Very well, 
I will take Him away." Then he descended 
from the pulpit and left the church in a rage, 
taking the crucifix with him; and immediately 
everybody rushed out after him, through the 
streets, telling their rosaries. There only 
remained in the church a few women faint- 
ing and without help. Such an impression 
had the monk made upon them! He present- 
ly returned, still followed by, the crowd, into 
the church, pronounced the benediction, and 
all was over. 

"We next went with the governor to see 
the races, which are chiefly entertaining on 
account of the large assemblage of people 
of both sexes. The race itself is a very small 
matter. About sixty horses were made to 
run one after another, while their riders tried 
to seize the head of a cock who is fastened by 
the feet to a cord tied across the street above 
their heads. 

"Some weeks after, having completed our 
careen and provisioned our ship, we took 
farewell of the worthy governor and got out 
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WHITEHALL. 



The following description of Whitehall, the 
Palm Beach residence of Mr. Henry M. 
Flagler, is taken from the Palm Beach Nezvs: 

"Whitehall is a standing object lesson to 
all who are interested in architectural taste, 
the suitings of means to ends, the adapta- 
tion of style to environment. 

"It is beautiful as a palace, without being 
pretentious; hox does it so much represent a 
lavish outlay upon marble, brick and mortar, 
as it does a dwelling, suited to a sub-tropical 
environment, and a fitting temple for the dis- 
play of the rare treasures within. 

"This point has frequently been made that 
the distinction of Whitehall is in its rare in- 
terior decoration and furnishing; yet there 
is another view possible, and it is of interest 
to all who contemplate a country house, 
either for permanent or temporary residence. 

"The land was raised, made regular in 
outline by a sea wall and filling-in, green 
lawns appeared, great palms and extensive 
shrubberies were transplanted, and yet the 
logical requirements of tropical nature are 
inviolate. 

"The style of architecture adopted is in 
harmony with the environments of palms, 
blue water and blue sky. The low, broad 
treatment of the Spanish style, distinguished 
by interior courts, long arcades, overhang- 
ing leaves and white walls, has proven its 
fitness to the South by a long residence in 
the tropical islands and countries of Spain's 
ancient empire. The South is the land of 
glowing color and vivid contrast. Amid 
vistas of green palms, what «i-o-Fe— appro- 
priate than snowy walls, separated from the 
blue above by the dominant red of the tiled 
roof and accentuated by the secondary spot 
of red below — the blossoms of the hibiscus? 

"The building is oriented, its columned 
portico facing the east, down a broad walk 
flanked with brilliant banks of hibiscus. The 
plan is a square with interior court, and the 
general treatment throughout, harmonious 
and symmetrical. 

"The visitor who enters the bronze portal 
finds himself at once within the main hall, 
one hundred and ten feet long, with a domed 
ceiling above, and facing him the grand mar- 
ble stairway. To the left is the library, in 
Italian Renaissance style; to the right is 
the entrance to the salon, the main treat- 



ment of which is in period of Louis XVI. 

"The left or south wing includes the music 
room, hung with fine paintings, the ball room 
and private suite of the master of the house. 
Of these the ball room, of the perfect type 
of the time of Louis XV., a harmony of 
white and gold, is to many connoisseurs the 
most perfectly beautiful conception in the 
whole scheme of decoration. 

"The right or east wing includes the grand 
dining room, treated in Frangois I. design, 
the breakfast room and various departments 
of the cuisine. 

"In each room there is some touch — the 
tapestry, curtains, or even it may be but an 
oil painting on the wall — that calls one back 
to the Spanish motive of the whole, while 
through the windows are ever visible the 
palms, and the tropical sunshine that char- 
acterize the spot sought by Spain's great 
idealist, Ponce de Leon. 

"The treatment of the second story is 
equally impressive. The sixteen bedrooms 
are each a masterpiece in itself. The differ- 
ent styles illustrated vary from the Colonial 
and modern American to the Elizabethan or 
the unrivalled period of the 'Grand 
Monarque.' 

"The bedrooms are in continuous suite, 
each furnished with complete appointments, 
opening on the one hand upon the exterior, 
on the other upon the interior hall overlook- 
ing the court within. 

"The impression of the whole is com- 
pleteness, harmony, perfection. 

"First of all a general plan, perfectly adapt- 
ed in point of beauty and comfort, to the 
conditions prescribed by Mother Nature, and 
faithfully carried out in the treatment of the 
ground, the architecture of the building, and 
the color treatment of the whole. 

"The interior is a harmony of different 
styles of decoration, each complete in itself, 
no one jarring upon its neighbor, and all uni- 
form in richness and luxuriance without os- 
tentation. 

"This sketch is but an impression, an at- 
tempt to trace in broad outlines a remark- 
ably successful handling of the peculiar op- 
portunities that await taste and discrimina- 
tion in Palm Beach. No hint can be given 
of the perfection of detail. That must be 
seen, to be appreciated." 



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FISHING AMONG THE FLORIDA KEYS. 



A . St. y. Newberry in Forest and Streai. 



From Miami to Key West and beyond ex- 
tends a shallow sea dotted with small and 
large islets. Toward the north and west 
these- are little but mud, mangroves and 
mosquitoes, but toward the west and south 
they often show white beaches of coral sand 
and sorrietimes a little soil capable of culti- 
vation, while cocoanut palms are not infre- 
quent. The belt of islets is ten to forty miles 
in width, and around the inner ones stretch 
wide sounds of shallow water and broad flats 
of sand or mud barely covered by the tide. 
Between the outer keys are frequent channels 
called creeks, through which the tide ebbs 
and flows, and beyond the outer line on the 
east coast is a belt of shoal water from three 
to five miles wide extending to the Florida 
Reef, from Avhich the bottom plunges down- 
ward rapidly to the channel of the great 
Gulf Stream. On the West Coast the water 
is shoal all through the Bay of Florida, deep- 
ening gradually toward the Gulf of Mexico. 
The whole region naturally divides itself into 
two districts, the East Coast and West Coast, 
as they are commonly distinguished, the ter- 
ritory between the keys being rather similar 
to and generally included with the latter. 
These two districts differ considerably in 
the character of their waters, and the in- 
habitants thereof, the East Coast being 
Avashed by water of crystal clearness, peopled 
by the Spanish mackerel, kingfish, barracuda, 
amberjacks, and others that rarely appear on 
the western shore, while the waters of the 
West Coast are more cloudy, and inhabited 
by the great rays, the sawfish, the sheeps- 
head and the drums, gray and red. The 
tarpon frequents both coasts, but appears 
earlier and is, I think, more numerous on 
the west side, while sharks are common 
everywhere. 

The eastern fish and fishing have been most 
fully and carefully described by Mr. W. H. 
Gregg in his admirable work, "When, Where 
and How to Catch Fish on the East Coast 
of Florida," and Mr. Chas. F. Holder, in 
-his fascinating volume, "The Big Game 
Fishes of the United States," has written most 



exhaustively and lovingly of the principal 
tenants of both districts. Anyone contem- 
plating a fishing trip to Florida will find these 
two books give abundant information as well 
as the keenest pleasure. 

To get the best results the northern fisher- 
man might leave Miami about the middle of 
February, spend two weeks on the East 
Coast, and reach Marco or Punta Rassa 
a'bout March i, by which time he ought to 
find plenty of tarpon. Doing this he is not 
likely to meet with many "northers," which 
put an end to all fishing while they blow, and 
still will be early enough to escape any great 
heat and the worst of the flies, which last are 
present in places favorable for them at all 
seasons, but are not very bad until spring, 
when the West Coast is said to be almost 
intolerable, and even the more favored East 
is not free from the scourge. 

In the excessively clear waters of the East, 
fish have every opportunity to see the angler 
and his line, and they do not fail to make 
the most of them. As a consequence nearly 
all are extremely shy and madden one by 
the calmest indifference to the most seductive 
baits. To obtain success one must get his 
bait to the fish while himself at a consider- 
able distance, and this must be done either 
by trolling or by making a long cast or let- 
ting the sinker run down with the tide, and 
the bait lie on the bottom until a fish strikes. 
Of course a running sinker must be used, so 
that the lightest nibble can be felt. If these 
fish were surface feeders, one could have 
ideal sport with the fly, and I understand that 
this has been successfully tried by one or two 
anglers when fishing in shallow waters. 
There seem to be few large flies in the 
country, and the fish live on minnows or 
crustaceans, so the fly is not offered to them 
as a fly, but as a strange moving, and there- 
fore living, object, which is presented and 
snatched away until a rush is made at it and 
the unwise investigator is hooked in conse- 
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camera and with the spear, tells me that he 
has had excellent sport with channel bass 
and small tarpon by using the fly in this 
manner. 



In the channels between the keys fishing 
is greatly dependent on the state of the tide, 
as fish seem to travel back and forth with 
the currents while feeding, and when the 
tide is running strongly it is very difficult to 
feel the delicate nibble which is usually all 
that is given. Slack water and the hour or 
so preceding and following it is the favor- 
able period, and if fish are not taken then 
you had better try some other place. On 
the outer reef this is not so much the case, 
and one can often find success at any stage 
of the tide. Florida fish are, however, very 
freaky and uncertain, like most other fish, 
and often choose their time for biting and for 
refusing to do so without apparent reason; 
but patience and diligence will bring suc- 
cess in the South as in the North. 

As most of these fish are bottom feeders, 
a pretty heavy sinker is usually necessary for 
still-fishing, and this dead weight is of course 
a nuisance in fishing and a great hindrance 
and disavantage in playing a fish when 
hooked. In the channels and shoal water 
one can generally use moderately light tackle, 
though it is always possible that you may 
hook something large enough to endanger 
your rig. On the reef to use light tackle is 
to court disaster, as you are practically cer- 
tain to strike a monster that even the 
heaviest rig will barely save. At Alligator 
Reef my companion had his line broken 
twice, and twice had the full two hundred 
3^ards carried away by some irresistible 
power. Having never before used a tarpon 
rod or a twenty-one thread line, I grew to 
think them equal to any strain that could be 
exerted, so twice had the line broken at the 
leader knot through holding big amberjacks 
too tight, and, having hooked two big sharks 
while trolling for kingfish, succeeded in both 
cases in breaking the line without losing 
much, more by good luck than by any skill. 

Some months ago I was asked to join in 
a discussion as to whether fresh or salt-water 
fish were the stronger. Having then had but 
little salt-water experience, I did not feel 



qualified to express an opinion. Now, how- 
ever, my conviction is fixed beyond shaking 
that the salt-water fish, weight for weight, 
is greatly the more powerful. No one who 
has seen the rushes and leaps of a barracuda, 
felt the mighty surges of an amber jack or 
the wild dashes of a kingfish, can for a 
moment doubt that to any of these the 
heaviest salmon tackle would be as a thread 
of gossamer. Using a 24-ounce 6-foot tarpon 
rod and a multiplier holding 200 yards of 21- 
thread line (tested to a dead pull of 42 
pounds), and equipped with a pad brake, I 
have repeatedly had more than a hundred 
yards torn from the reel, in spite of the great- 
est pressure that my thumb on the brake and 
my gloved left hand clasped around line and 
rod, could possibly exert, by fish that proved 
when gaffed to weigh only twenty pounds or 
thereabout. After playing and landing my 
largest amberfish — four feet long and weigh- 
ing forty-five pounds — my left arm at the 
elbow ached very sharply, and I actually had 
to rest for ten minutes before daring to risk 
it in another such struggle. Our fishing was 
done from the big launch and was difficult 
in consequence; it would have been much 
easier if done from small boats which the 
fish could tow. 

The play of the great pelagic fishes caught 
on or outside the reef is interestingly dif- 
ferent. The barracuda, sabre-toothed and ' 
pike-like, makes fierce and long side runs, 
and often leaps repeatedly clear from the 
water; the kingfish, splendid in blue and 
silver and iridescent with pink and purple, 
takes the bait with a rush that often carries 
him ten feet clear of the waves, the squid in 
his jaws, and then dashes wildly from side to 
side, away, down, up and everywhere. The 
amber jack does not leap, but marches away 
with a force that nothing seems able to 
check, utterly refuses to yield to pressure, 
never seems to tire, and is of all fish I have 
met, the one that fights longest and steadiest, 
with a fund of reserve power that it seems 
impossible to exhaust. The huge grouper, 
battleship of fishes, resists heavily and im- 
movably, and is only too apt to get into a 
rock and leave you trying to lift the State 
of Florida. 



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DRAINING THE EVERGLADES. 



The draining of the Everglades is a 
project which has long engaged attention. 
In 185s the Florida Legislature created the 
Board of Trustees of the Internal Improve- 
ment Fund, to whom was intrusted the 
drainage, reclamation and internal improve- 
of the public domain, embracing nearly 
twenty million' acres, which had been 
granted to Florida by Congress in 1841 and 
1850. In 1856 Lieut. J. C. Miles, in a report 
to Secretary of War Jefferson Davis, wrote 
of the region: "An area of about 4,000 
square miles, embracing more than half the 
portion of the State south of Lake Okeecho- 
bee. The sub-soil of this vast region is a 
coraline limestone. * * * Upon this sur- 
face lies an immense accumulation of sand, 
alluvial deposits and decayed vegetable 
matter, forming a mass of sand and mud from 
two feet to ten feet or more in depth, that 
overspreads all but a few points of the first 
strata. Upon the mud rests a sheet of water, 
the depth varying with the conformation of 
the bottom, but seldom at dry seasons, 
greater than three feet. The whole is filled 
with rank growth of coarse grass, eight to 
ten feet high, having a serrated edge like a 
saw, from which it obtains its name of saw 
grass. In many portions of the Everglades 
the saw grass is so thick as to be impene- 
trable, but it is intersected by numerous nar- 
row tortuous channels that form a kind of 
labyrinth, where outlets present themselves 
in every direction, however, terminating at 
long or short distances, in impenetrable bar- 
riers of grass. The surface water is quickly 
afifected by rain, the alternate rising and fall- 
ing during the wet seasons being very rapid. 
The difference of level between highest and 
lowest stages of water is from two to three 
feet." 

The Everglades lie in a depressed basin 
which is cut off from the Gulf and the Atlan- 
tic by a run of limestone or coral rock. By 
the alluvial deposits of the ages this basin 
has been filled up until the surface has risen 
above the level of the sea; and at certain 
i:)oints, where the inclosing rock run is low, 
the Everglade waters have overflown the 



barrier or cut a way through it, as with the 
Miami, New Hillsboro, Middle, Arch and 
Snake rivers on the east, and the Chocklus- 
kie and Caloosahatchee on the west. The 
reclamation of the region by providing arti- 
ficial canals to draw ofif the water has been 
pronounced a feasible engineering work. 
Mr. J. E. Ingraham, who has explored the 
Everglades, writes in Success of one phase 
of the drainage work: 

"There are great agricultural possibilities 
in the Florida Everglades. Though they are 
yet merely an expansive waste of swamp and 
lake and jungle, I venture to predict that they 
will be the location of hundreds of fertile 
farms within ten years, and will by degrees 
develop' into one of the most productive 
tracts of land in the world. The barrier to 
the utilization of the Everglades has been, 
of course, the water which covers the greater 
part of them to a depth of from one to six 
feet. But it has been found entirely practi- 
cal to drain off the water, work to this end 
has already been begun, and is being pushed 
rapidly. When it is completed, a tract of 
land 160 miles long and 6 miles wide will 
have been opened to cultivation. The size 
of this region is not as important as the re- 
markable productivity of the soil. The latter 
is not only absolutely virgin', but has been 
fertilized by animal and vegetable life through 
many centuries. I am confident that its 
crops will lift Florida to a place among the 
leading agricultural States. 

"The project of draining the Everglades 
attracted the attention of Henry B. Plant in 
the early nineties, but he was by no means 
sure that the scheme was feasible, so I, acting 
unacr his direction, undertook an expedition 
through the region. Despite its proximity to 
centers of population, it was then for the 
first time thoroughly explored by white men. 
Ours was virtually a voyage of discovery. 
We paddled our light boats on lakes and 
camped on islands that I have good reason 
to believe had never before been visited by 
any human being but Seminole Indians, and 
by these but rarely. We underwent so many 
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Ijclled to turn back, but our efforts were not 
in vain, for we ascertained the important 
fact that the Everglades, along the whole i6o 
miles of the eastern side, are rimmed by a 
rock ledge. We furthermore learned that all 
of the lakes are several feet above sea level, 
and we decided that there was nothing what- 
ever to prevent the water of the lakes flow- 
ing into the ocean and leaving the land 
drained if vents could be made in this long- 
ledge of rock. The chief question before us 
pertained to the practicability of cutting- 
through the ledge in various places, and 
dredging out outlets into the Atlantic, which 
is not more than two or three miles away at 
numerous points. 

"Experiment proved that this work would 
present no great difficulties. It was merely 
a matter of a good deal of digging. Henry 
M. Flagler took up the project, and it is 



being carried out by his lieutenants. We are 
not only making artificial outlets through the 
rock, but are also, by ditching and dredging, 
turning large bodies of water into rivers and 
creeks which flow to the ocean. The work 
has progressed far enough to enable me to 
predict confidently the opening in Florida, 
within a very few years, of a great tract of 
land of almost unprecedented fertility." 

The work has been taken up by the State, 
under the supervision of the Board of Trus- 
tees of the Internal Improvement Fund, of 
which Governor Napoleon B. Browan is the 
chairman. 'l\vo powerful dredges arc, at this 
writing, under construction in the New 
River, at Fort Lauderdale. One is named 
the Everglades, the other the Okeechobee; 
and both will dredge their way up the river 
into the Everglades toward Lake Okeecho- 
bee. 



TARPON AT FORT MYERS. 



F7-om the Fort Myers Press. 



It is on account of the tarpon fishing in 
the Caloosahatchee River that Fort Myers 
has become the mecca for anglers from all 
parts of the world, and for a number of years 
past this place has been recognized as the 
greatest tarpon fishing resort in the country. 
The sport began to attract attention in the 
winter of 1890. In that year Mr. W. H. 
Wood landed a tarpon with rod and reel, 
weighing 117 pounds. The Forest and Stream 
published a fine cut of the tarpon with an in- 
teresting account of the sport, which attracted 
the attention of anglers everywhere. From 
that time every sportsman and follower of 
Izaak Walton was not content until he had 
played the big, gamey, silver king. The tar- 
pon is royal game, and sportsmen come from 
all parts of the world to seek him. 

The tarpon is no common fish, and no com- 
mon implements will capture him. Your rod 
should only be seven feet long, and the reel 
four inches in diameter, and should be made 
of tempered steel and German silver. The 
line is 30D to 400 yards in length, while the 
snood is made of various materials that are 
not easily cut by the tarpon. The hook 
should be a No. 10, three inches in length and 



thoroughly tested, for if your fish breaks 
away your heart will break, too. The outfit 
should cost you $25, but you can easily pay 
five times that sum for one that will give 
no better service. 

Then get a good guide, a light boat large 
enough for comfort, with a revolving arm 
chair for you to sit in. A good Fort Myers 
guide will keep the run of the fish and take 
you to the spot where you are inost likely 
to find the fish feeding. It may be at Red 
Fish Point, Niggerhead, Whiskey Creek, 
Four Mile Island, the bulkhead across the 
river from the hotel, or up near the jetties. 
The tarpon is a shy feeder, and his mouth is 
tender. He will take the bait and run some 
distance before he is satisfied there is noth- 
ing wrong. While doing this the tyro is apt 
to "strike" too soon, for even the slightest 
resistance of the reel, added to the weight 
of the line, will make him drop the hook. 
But at last he bolts the bait and starts oft' 
for another item in the menu. When the 
tentative pull becomes a steady drag, strike 
hard, and you have him. 

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tingling. Be careful that you do not bite 
off the amber mouth-piece to your briar 
pipe or drop it overboard as you yell, for 
you have your work cut out; he is rarely 
under fifty pounds, and more often over loo 
pounds, frequently going over 150 pounds. 

His majesty quivers through all his glitter- 
ing length when he feels the pain in his 
"innards," and the indignity of a check. He 
shakes his head from side to side till the 
taut line sings and then his curved dorsal 
cuts the surface and he bolts. Let him go — 
nothing short of a mule could stop him, and 
the task is beyond your strength or your 
tackle. The guide rows hard to assist you 
to keep as much as you can of your line, 
for his rush will be long. Keep cool and 
trust to your boatman. Give him no slack. 

He reaches deep water, and he plunges; 
down, down, he goes, and the strain on your 
line is lessened. You are approaching a 
crisis. Straight upward he comes, and you 
gasp, for there is no pull, and you think he 
is free. No, up still — he reaches the sur- 
face, and out he springs, a long symmetrical 
bar of gleaming silver, doubling as it rises, 
till, at the apex of the leap the tail nears the 
mouth and a blow is struck at the little line 
that would fell an ox. But your line is slack, 
your point lowered, he beats only the air, 
and he plunges again, sullenly this time. 
You feel his disappointment, and you almost 
grieve with him that so grand a coup was in- 
effectual. There is another rush, but a 
shorter one; another leap and a sullen 
plunge. Gather your line as he goes down. 

Then he tries other tactics. On the bottom 
or near it he grinds his jaws like scissors 
and tries in vain to cut these elusive threads 
that bind him to his fate^ntangible to him, 
but strong as links of steel. He dashes his 
head from side to side and twists about. 
Keep your line taut, or he will entangle it 
about his body and have you at a disad- 
vantage. Leave him alone in his struggles, 
bring your boat nearer and reach for a drink. 



Your lips are dry and your fingers tremble, 
but he gives you little time, for another rush 
is coming. 

Up again, but not so high does he glitter 
in the sunshine, and as the great oar of a 
tail swings round you see much of the spring 
has departed, and there is a look in the great 
eyes that gives you a thrill of pity, for the 
dumb agony of a great despair is in them. 
Back again to the blue waters to try a last 
hope. 

He goes straight to the bottom. One 
moment he seeks the right spot, and then he 
grinds his lips against a rough surface — a 
stone if he can find it, or a floor of shells. 
Heedless of the pain, he grinds and grinds 
to cut the line. At last he realizes that he is 
only wearing away his flesh. Then he comes 
within six feet of the surface and heads for 
open water. But he is weak; row after him, 
and take in your line; nothing but bad 
management can lose him now, and he knows- 
it. There are short rushes from side to 
side, then he doubles back, and tries to pass 
under your boat to foul the line. In vain, 
for your boatman has shot you off, and he 
loses one more point in the game. Then he 
ventures a leap, and opens his immense jaws 
as if to take an emetic of air and throw out 
that ''pinning sorrow sharper than a ser- 
pent's tooth." Then he sulks. Reel him in 
now; the sport is done, and the rest is the 
mere work of towing him in to be correctly 
weighed and measured for record. 

Usually the expert tarpon fisher will sub- 
due one of these mighty fighters in twenty 
minutes, the novice will take a much longer 
time, often playing the fish for several hours. 

Mr. Geo. T. Bonner hooked a 151-pounder 
in the mouth, and played the fish six hours- 
and fifteen minutes before he brought him 
near enough to gaff'. Then the guide, Wilf 
Bartley, who weighs 180 pounds, was actually 
jerked out of the boat by the tarpon when he 
attempted to gaff' him. Many thrilling ad- 
ventures could be told here. 



PICTURESQUE NASSAU. 

The passage across ihe Gulf Stream to the "Isles of June" is in effect but a 
slight extension of the Florida tour. From Miami to Nassau the distance is only 
145 miles — a short excursion, which may hardly be said to involve going to sea. 

For the tourist Nassau has many attractions ; its climate is peculiarly grateful 
to the fugitive from the rigors and sudden changes of the Northern winter and 
spring. Basking in floods of perpetual sunshine and swept by soft ocean breezes, 
the Bahamas enjoy a temperature which is remarkably equable ; from October 
to June the mercury ranges from 65 to 80 degrees ; oi^cial records show for 
January 70 degrees, February 71 degrees, March ^2 degrees, and April 75 degrees. 
This is a summer land, though the calendar marks the winter season ; and the 
whole aspect of the island is of summer and summer life. The houses are built 
with generous piazzas and latticed verandas, and are embowered amid roses, 
jasmines and oleanders. Orange, lemon and lime are evervwhere. Slender 




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THE NASSAU MARKET. 



palms uplift their plumes against the sky. Here we are in the tropics, but the 
tropics tempered by the gratefully invigorating influences of the sea. 

Nassau is the capital of the Bahamas. The Governor, who is appointed by 
the Crown, resides here. The population numbers 15,000, of whom four-fifths 
are colored. The city is admirably governed ; the white residents are for the most 
part descendants of English colonial families ; there is here that spirit of hospi- 
tality which is never wanting in countries where the doors always stand open. 
The island is of coral formation. The native rock is an admirable road-building 
material ; the roads of New Providence are noted for their excellence, and driving 
and wheeling are favorite amusements. One may visit the palm groves and make 
test of the milk fresh from the cocoanut; prove the excellence of the Bahama 
pineapples, newly picked from the stem ; or inspect the plantations of sisal hemp, 
Vv'hich looks like the century plant. 

The water excursions include a visit to the Sea Gardens, a point in the chan- 
nel where the bottom is covered with fan-leaf coral of many vivid hues, amid 
which swim fishes of graceful form and brilliant colors. Rowboats are provided 
with glass plates in the bottom, through which the marine life may be studied. 
Night excursions are made to the "Lake of Fire." This is an artificial pond 



NASSAU. 



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NASSAU FROM THE COLONIAL. 








IN GRANT S TOWN. 



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FORT FINCASTLE OR SHIP FORT. 



which was built as a storage reservoir for live fish and green turtles, and which 
has become phosphorescent in an extraordinary degree. 

The island is of coral formation, and one peculiarity to attract attention is the 
prevailing absence of soil and the astonishing way the trees grow from the rock — 
or, for that matter, on the top of a wall. There are no running streams, no wild 
animals except hares, and of snakes only the innocent and harmless chicken- 
snake. 

life in Nassau is for the most part repose and light-hearted, care-free indo- 
lence. The principal industries of the Bahamas are sponging and wrecking. In 
old days the place was a secure stronghold of the famous pirate Elack-Beard, 
legends of whose escapades, exploits and ferocity still linger about the island. 
During our Civil War Nassau was headquarters of the blockade runners, who 
sailed from here to run the blockades of Confederate ports ; there were three hun- 
dred such entries and departures in a single year. In those times cotton was king, 
and the value of Nassau imports and exports amounted in one year to fifty mil- 
lions of dollars. 



NASSAU. 



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THE HARBOR FROM THE COLONIAL. 




GROUNDS OF THE ROYAL VICTORIA. 



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THE QUEEN S STAIRCASE. 



The feature of Nassau which is most pleasing is the wonderfully brilliant 
coloring of the sea, in shades of green and pink, purple and blue, in all the rich 
tones and combinations and changing efifects of the sky and clouds at sunset. The 
coloring is due in part to the character of the bottom; a sand bottom gives the 
light color, and stretches of vegetable growth cause the dark shading. The 
sheltered harbor, the shining beaches of outlying keys, with the vivid green of 
their verdure, and the deepening tones of the sea, blending- in the distance with 
the sky, so that one may not determine where the sea ends and the sky begins — 
all this, as the sun lowers in the west, afifords an entrancing scene, to look upon 
which is the rarest pleasure in Nassau and the best remembered picture of a 
holiday in the Bahamas. 

The Queen's Staircase is a series of steps cut in the side of an old stone quarry 
and leading up from the street below to the height on which stands Fort Fin- 
castle. The fort, built in 1789, is now a ruin. Its resemblance to a vessel has given 
it the name of Ship Fort, and the likeness is enhanced by the flags on the staflf 
which signal the sighting of. ships at sea. Fort Charlotte, a massive fortification 




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CEIBA OR SILK COTTON TREE. 



hewn out of the solid rock, on the hill west of the town, also serves as a signal 
station to report to the town the movements of shipping. The fort, completed 
in 1788, was named after Queen Charlotte. An obelisk on the hill near the fort 
is a mark for pilots entering the harbor. On the esplanade at the foot of the hill 
a modest monument commemorates the heroism of five men who in 1861 lost their 
lives "whilst gallantly volunteering their services in the effort to save two men 
belonging to the pilot boat which had been upset by a heavy sea." A third forti- 
fication is Fort Montague, on the shore at the eastern entrance to the harbor ; 
like the others, it is in ruin ; and the old cannon have no story to tell of valiant 
defense against a Spanish foe. 

Among the novel forms of vegetation which interest the visitor the most 
remarkable is the ancient ceiba or silk cotton tree near the public buildings, whose 
immense buttresses are shown in our illustration. Close by is a grove of the 
royal poinciana. Another tree to attract notice is the whistling bean, named from 
the sound produced by the wind blowing upon its seed pods ; it is also called "old 
woman's tongue" because it is never quiet. The small boys importune tlie 
stranger to buy the "sand box bean," a seed pod which takes its name from the 
old ink sanding box, which is resembles. 



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107 



The negro settlements of Congo Town and Grant's Town, lying just outside 
of Nassau on the west, are extremely curious collections of thatched huts and 
little houses, with cocoanut palms and oranges, and diminutive garden patches, 
surrounded by walls of rock. It is all rock here; when they plant they use the 
axe instead of the spade. The people are descendants of slaves and of companies 
of Africans rescued from slave ships by British men-of-war, and given asylum 
here. They have preserved many of the primitive African ways. Everything 
tells of an extreme simplicity of living, the barest of housing and the most meao-re 
fare ; it is all on a small scale ; even the people themselves are small. Among 
Ihe novel customs of Congo Town are the night markets, when fires are kindled 
by the roadside, for the display of vegetables and fruit ; and the fire dances, in 
which the dancing is about a fire outdoors. 



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COLUMBUS CATHEDRAL IN HAVANA. 



Cuba. 



if*jf The "Standard Guide to Cuba" and the "Standard Guide to Havana," the new handbooks for tourists, 
published by Messrs. Foster & Reynolds, are very complete in scope, beautiful in illustration and prac- 
tical in their usefulness to travelers. See advertisement on another page. 

Cuba is truly tropical. The lush vegetation is that of the torrid zone. The 
encircling seas give the island a climate which, in winter and spring, is delicious. 
As surely as the sunrise, comes the sea breeze to temper the heat. The atmos- 
phere is marvelously clear and transparent. The beauty of the scenery is a 
revelation — the tinted seas, the mountain ranges, lovely valleys and highly culti- 
vated plains in a succession of panoramas which surprise and delight. The 
attractions are endless. The island is healthful ; there is no yellow fever, nor 
any more danger of it than in the Southern States. Travel is safe and con- 
venient. The railroads have modern equipment and are well managed. The 
steamships — the Herrera Line on the north shore and the Menendez Line on 
the south coast — are clean and commodious and set good tables, and the trip 
on either coast from one land-locked harbor to another is an enjoyable ex- 
perience. After Havana and Matanzas, the most interesting place to visit is 
Santiago, and after that comes Cienfuegos. 

Havana is considered one of the most picturescjue cities of the Western 
Hemisphere, and is extremely quaint in many of its aspects, and therefore inter- 
esting. Its architecture and streets are of a distant past, while its bustle and 
commercial activity remind one of the modern metropolis. There are enough 
sights in and around the city to keep the tourist busy as long as he elects to 
remain. 

One of the most interesting of trips is that to Matanzas, located on the 
United Railways of Havana, some fifty-five miles from Havana. At a half 
hour's drive from the city, Cuba's most famous natural attractions may be 
seen — the Yumuri Valley and Bellamar Caves, The United Railways of Havana 
issue coupon tickets including the round-trip fare between Havana and Matanzas, 
an excellent lunch, a volanta (or carriage) drive through the best streets of the 
town, and to the Yumuri Valley and Bellamar Caves, and admission to the 
caves. Parties leave Havana daily under the conduction of a competent guide- 
interpreter in the employ of the company — whose services are absolutely gratis. 

The Cuban Railroad, which runs from Santa Clara to Santiago, a distance of 
374 miles, is of the American standard and equipment, and affords for the tourist 
not only many scenic attractions, but the best means of learning the great 
agricultural and commercial resources of the island, which are awaiting develop- 
ment. The Cuba Company has acquired hundreds of square miles of fertile 
farming lands along its line, and has devised a system of farm villages, in which 
groups of thirty and forty acre farms radiate from a central cluster of farm- 
houses, built around a common — an admirable system, which makes for sociabil- 
ity and the amenities of living. 



On the IVay Home. 

Savannah, with its twenty-four parks and its broad streets shaded with 
magnificent oaks, its man}' handsome residences, and its flower gardens which 
bloom the year around, is one of the most attractive cities in the South. Forsyth 
Park, the Pulaski Monument, and the Jasper Monument should have attention, 
while the busy scenes of Bay street and the river front offer an excellent oppor- 
tunity to study the vast commercial interests of which Savannah is the center. 
Bonaventure Cemetery is renowned for its ancient live-oaks, trees as majestic and 
impressive as any to be found on the Atlantic Coast. 

Charleston is full of objects of interest to every American. Here in the 
harbor is Fort Sumter, with dismantled walls, but flying the Stars and Stripes 
above it. At Moultrieville is the grave of Osceola, the Seminole, who died while 
imprisoned in Fort Moultrie. The new fortifications just finished by the United 
States Government are the largest in extent on the Atlantic coast. The Mag- 
nolia Gardens, filled with japonicas, rose bushes and azaleas, present a spectacle 
of floral magnificence, and the continent may be challenged to equal the superb 
effect. Artists make pilgrimages to Charleston in the spring to paint its won- 
derful flowers. The Chicora Golf Club has a fine course, with cozy club house, 
where tourists will be welcome. There are miles of fine shell roads for the car- 
riage and bicvcle, leading along broad avenues lined with handsome residences 
and through groves of ancient oaks draped with silver moss. On the road 
around the Battery an excellent view of the harbor and many historical points of 
interest is obtained. Then there is old St. Michael's, the ante-Revolutionary 
Church, with its historic chimes and tall tower. 

PiNEHURST, North Carolina, is situated in a pine-clad sand-hill region of 
marked healthfulness and having a genial and equable climate. The town is 
unique ; it was laid out by landscape architects as a beautiful residence park ; is 
entirely under one ownership and control, and has been developed into a model 
village of refined homes. Each year, as its fame goes abroad, it attracts a grow- 
ing number of permanent residents and tourists tarrying on the way home from 
South to North. It is reached by both the Southern Railway and the Seaboard 
Air Line. 

Chattanooga may well have a place in one's itinerary. Historical associa- 
tions cluster thick about it — Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, Chicka- 
mauga. The National Park, to which State after State has contributed its 
memorials of those who served in the Civil War, has made Chattanooga a point 
of pious pilgrimage for many thousands. The view from the bluff of Lookout 
Mountain is one of the most imposing and at the same time one of the most beauti- 
ful mountain prospects to be found in America. 



ON THE WAY HOME. in 

Aiken and Augusta are the winter homes of many northern people, and are 
favorite stopping places on the way home. Both have ample resources for the 
entertainment of the visitor. 

Camden has abiding interest for the tourist because of the graces and adorn- 
ments lavished upon it by nature and the historical associations which cling to it. 

Richmond, the venerable capital of the James, has many attractions in its 
beautiful site and picturesque surroundings, and its historic associations. The 
Capitol building, which dates from the last century, contains with other treasured 
heirlooms of the past Houdon's Statue of Washington, a copy of which is in the 
National Statuary Hall at Washington. Capitol Square has for chief adorn- 
ment Crawford's noble work, the Washington Monument, and here, too, are 
statues of Clay and Stonewall Jackson, and elsewhere the Lee Monument. 

Old Point Comfort holds an unique place. Situation, climate, scenery and 
surroundings conspire to make it the most popular of all-the-year-around 
seaside resorts. The locality is one rendered ever famous by the momentous 
events which took place here in the sea conflicts of the Civil War. From the 
hotel piazzas one looks out over the broad waters where, in their terrific duel, 
the Monitor and the Merrimac changed the modes of naval warfare. Old Point 
is the seat of Fort Monroe, the largest fortification on the continent, and Hamp- 
ton Roads is a rendezvous of the White Squadron. Proximity to Washington 
and ease of access from New York make it the favorite resort of many distin- 
guished people, and its social features most brilliant. 

Hot Springs, Virginia, on the Chesapeake & Ohio Railway, is at an elevation 
of 2,500 feet in a picturesque valley, amid magnificent mountain surroundings. 
The springs, which give the place its name, have been famous for generations; 
to-day Hot Springs maintains its prestige as one of the most important and 
fashionable health and pleasure resorts of the continent. 




WHITNEY S OLD HOUSE. 




©ESlEe ^LOILHES 




"The Land of the Sky" is that portion of Western North CaroHna lying 
between the Bhie Ridge Mountains and the Iron, Smoky and Unaka ranges of 
Eastern Tennessee. It is a superb elevated plateau, the lowest point of which 
is more than 2,000 feet above the level of the sea. It is protected in winter from 
chilling winds by the surrounding mountains. Geographically, it is situated in 
the most favored portion of the temperate zone. Topographically, it is moun- 
tainous, and is largely covered with forests in which the long leaf or turpentine 
pine predominates. It is traversed by splendid rivers, and dotted with beautiful 
skies. Its scenery is unrivaled, even by the more famous localities of the far 
West, and its accessibility is such that it can be reached either from the North, 
the East, the South, or the Middle West in a few hours, whereas the scenic 
glories of the West requires several days in which to reach them. 

To reach this favored section the traveler from the East should take one of the 
through trains of the Southern Raihvay, through Washington, Lynchburg, and 
Salisbury, N. C. Close connection is made at Salisbury with the main line trains 
to and from the East, and elegant Pullman drawing room sleeping cars afford 
superb service, so that passengers from New York can take the through Pullman 
sleeping car at that point in the evening, and the following day at noon reach 
Asheville or Hot Springs in perfect comfort and without change of cars. 

From Florida and the South the through trains of the Southern Railway take 
the traveler through Columbia and Spartanburg, affording through Pullman 
car service. 

From the North and West the most direct route is through Cincinnati, or 
through Chattanooga and Knoxville. 

From Nashville the Southern Railway operates its own line through Harriman 
and Knoxville. 

So it matters not from what direction you may be coming, passengers will 
find the Southern Railway prepared to afford the very best schedule and 
through car service. 



THE LAND OF THE SKY. 



113 



"The Land of the Sky" is about equal to Switzerland in area, and greatly 
resembles it in its majestic natural beauty and sublimity. The greater profusion 
of vegetation here, however, gives a softness of effect to its marvelous land- 
scapes that mark the principal difference between this country and that of 
the European Alps. 

The charm of this land is real and apparent; its delights are an actuality. 
Perhaps the most notable and complete surrender to the fascination of its 
physical charms is its choice by George Vanderbilt, Esq., as a site for his magnifi- 
cent estate, "Biltmore," within two miles of the city of Asheville, and nearly the 
exact center of this scenic wonderland. Mr. Vanderbilt's residence — which is 
said to have cost more than $3,000,000 — occupies the most commanding site in 
this splendid domain, and is considered the masterpiece of its designer, the late 
Richard M. Hunt, America's most famous architect. 

Asheville, that Mecca of health-seekers, the spot best known among the 
resorts of this splendid region, stands higher above the sea level (2,288 feet) than 
any other city in America east of the Rockies. The visitor will find Asheville 
a progressive, modern city. Its streets are well paved and lighted, and trolley 
lines run to all the 
suburbs. The city 
has an opera house, 
clubs, an art gallery, 
a public library, a 
handsome new audi- 
torium, and hotels 
which enjoy wide- 
spread and well de- 
served repute for 

their excellence. The ,^^^-_^^^_-^ ■.'-a.^.^^__r 

two largest houses, ^S^^^^^^^HBUBS^^K^^Km f 

the Battery Park and 
the Kenilworth Inn, 
are each beautifully 
located, the former in 
a handsome private 
park in the very cen- 
ter of the city. Ken- 
ilworth Inn is located 
about two miles from 
the city proper, at 
Biltmore, where is 
also situated Mr ^^^ land of the sky is filled with scenic surprises. 

George W. Vanderbilt's magnificent residential property, the finest estate in 
America. The Albemarle Manor, built after the fashion of a quaint English 
inn, is also a very excellent hotel, as are also the Victoria Inn and Margo 




114 THE STANDARD GUIDE. 

Terrace. There are quite a number of hotels of less importance which aflford 
excellent accommodations at moderate prices. 

Stretching from Asheville on the northwest for thirty-four miles is the lovely 
French Broad River, along which the Southern Railway winds. The foaming 
stream here darts out and in between rocky clififs now gleaming in a broad 
patch of sunlight, now leaping along in the shadow of great boulders, ever 
fascinating in its wild and unrestrained beauty — a water sprite on a madcap 
chase. 

High among these mountains, in a beautiful valley, are the Hot Springs of 
North Carolina, which yearly offer relief to hundreds in search of health and 
strength. But the crowning glory of the place is its hot waters, which are 
thrown up from the earth in a number of springs, the temperature of which 
ranges from 96 to no degrees. The curative properties of the water of these 
springs is shown in the marked remedial effect in diseases of the liver and 
kidneys, in rheumatism, gout, and sciatica. Persons suffering from dyspepsia, 
insomnia, or nervous troubles also find great relief. 

The Mountain Park Hotel, located here, is comfortable and modern in its 
appointments. 

Another highly favored region is on the branch of the Southern Railway lead- 
ing from Asheville to Spartanburg, S. C, including Tryon, Saluda, Henderson- 
ville, Flat Rock, and the Beautiful Sapphire country. 

The Beautiful Sapphire country is a region full of delightful surprises to the 
tourist, sportsman and health-seeker. No other section contains more clear, 
cold and wonderfully picturesque streams, so many grand waterfalls, such wide- 
sweeping mountain views, such beautiful lakes and verdure-clad valleys. 

Lakes Toxaway, Fairfield and Sapphire, in the heart of North Carolina moun- 
tains, are duplicates of the most beautiful gems of the Adirondacks. Nowhere 
else in the South, at this altitude, are there such bodies of water of wonderful 
beauty and greatly varied characters. The hotels of the Toxaway Company — 
Toxaway Inn, Lake Toxaway, N. C, altitude 3,100 feet; Fairfield Inn, Lake 
Fairfield, N. C, altitude 3,300 feet; Sapphire Inn, Lake Sapphire, N. C, alti- 
tude 3,300 feet ; Franklin Inn, Brevard, N. C, altitude 2,250 feet ; The Lodge, 
Mount Toxaway, N. C, altitude 5,000 feet, superbly located in this beautiful 
region — are large and modern, and the service and cuisine are equal to that of 
the best metropolitan hostelries. 

Toxaway Inn is now open for the winter season, and the advantages of Lake 
Toxaway as a winter resort are unsurpassed. 

To those who have been spending a time under the bright and languid skies 
of Florida, and who do not wish to risk the sudden transition from summer to 
winter, which threatens all who return north, until spring has fairly set in. the 
beautiful mountain region of western North Carolina holds out alluring attrac- 
tions, because of its superb and unsurpassed natural scenery, and its excellent 
climate, free from extremes of heat and cold. 



TOURIST ROUTES. 




ONE Ob THE FAS I NEW YiiKK AND FLORIDA TRAINS ON THE SOUTHERN S DOUliLE TRACK. 

THREE DAILY TRAINS 

^ettveen Florida and the J^orth and Ea^t 

ALL POINTS NORTH and EAST best reached via 

SOUTHER.N R.AILWAY 

This System buith its connections _forfns the great trunK.tine, operating 
high-class •Cestibtxled trains toith Superb "Dining Car Ser-vice, betbueen 

Florida and New York, and Points Cast, 

affording not only the most perfect service, in the way of Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars, Obser- 
vation Cars, Dining Cars and Day Coaches, but quick and most satisfactory time between all' points. 

"THE SOUTHERN'S PALM LIMITED" 

One of the most superb a-nd modffrnly equipped traLirvs in ihe world, leaves New York, via Penn. R. R., 

daily, except Sunday, at 12:55 P. M., leaves \Va,hinglon, via Southern Railway, U:55 P. M., arriving Jacksonville 
2:40 P. M., and St. Augustine 3:50 P. M., following day. 

Returning, this train leaves St. Augustine, via 1^'lorida East Coast Railway, 11:10 A. M., daily, except 
Sunday; leaves Jacksonville, Southern Railway, 12:20 P. M. ; arrives V\'ashington 10:15 A. M., and New York 
4:15 P. M., following day. 

This train is composed of Pullman Compartment, Observation and Drawing Room Sleeping Cars be- 
tween New York and St. Augustine; also Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Car between New York, Aiken 
and Augusta. 

High-Class Dining Car Service and Club Cars. Entire Train Brilliantly Electric Lighted. 

"THE NEW YORK AND FLORIDA EXPRESS" 

Leaves New York, via Penn. R, R., daily at 3:35 P, M.; leaves Washington, via S(>uthern Railway, 9:50 P M., 
arriving Jacksonville 8:05 P. M. fjllowing day, making direct connection for Miami, Port Tampa and Cuba ; 
returning, leaves Jacksonville, via Southern Railway, 9:05 A M., arriving Washington 9:50 A. M., and New York 
4:15 P. M., following day. 

This train is composed of Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between New York and Port Tampa, and 
day coaches between Washington and Jacksonville. Dining Car serves meals en route. Also Pullman Drawing 
Room Sleeping Cars between New York and Augusta. 

"THE WASHINGTON AND FLORIDA LIMITED" 

Leaves New York, via Penn. R. R., at 12:10 n't; leaves Washington, via Southern Railway, 10:51 A. M., 
arriving Jacksonville 9:00 A. M., following day. Returning, leaves Jacksonville, via Southern Railway, 
7:55 P. iVL, arriving Washington 9:50 P. M.. following evening, and "New York, 6:30 A. M. 

This train is composed of elegant Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between New York and 
Jacksonville, and day coaches between \\'ashington and Jacksonville. Dining Car Service, high standard 
of excellence. 

Close connection at Jacksonville to and from the not«d resorts on the Cast Coast and 
West Coast of Florida. Connection also at Miami and Tampa to and frorrv Key Wesr. 
Havana and Nassau. QUICKEST ROUTE BETWEEN HAVANA AND NEW YORK. 

Apply for Polde-s and "Detailed In_formation. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THROUGH HISTORIC VIRGINIA. SOUTHERN RAILWAY — THE DOUBLE-TRACK LINE. 

THE SOUTHERN'S PALM LIMITED 

BETWEEN FLORIDA AND THE EAST, Via 

SOUTHERN RAILWAY 

,yolid Train between .yt Augustine and J^ekef yorK.. 

This train went inio service again oa January 8, 1903, and the success with which the Southern's Palm Limited 
has met heretofore, only insures its greater popularity this seas-'n 

Train leaves New York and St. Augustine, respectively, daily except Sunday. 

Ent" re Train Lighted \vith Electricity. 



Pennsylvania Ra.ilroa>.d. 
SoutKerrv R.a.ilwai.y, - 
Florida East Coast Ra.ilway. 



NORTHBOUND. 
Leave St. Augustine, - 
Leave Jacksonville, - . - 
Leave Savannah, ... - 
Leave Columbia, 
Arrive Washington, 
Arrive Baltimore, 
Arrive West Philadelphia. 
Arrive New York, 



K.OX/ T E: 

Betweerv New York a^nd WaLshington. 
Bet'ween Washington a.nd JsLcksonville. 
Bet\veen Jacksonville and St. Augustine. 

^C HE. HM LE: 

SOUTHBOUND. 

Leave New York, - - - - 12:55 P. M. 

Leave West Philadelphia,- - - 3:25 P.M. 

Leave Baltimore, 5:36 P. M. 

Leave Washington. . - - - 6:55 P. M. 

Arrive Columbia, - - - - 7:16 A. M. 

Arrive Savannah. - - - - 10:30 A. M. 

Arrive Jacksonville. - - - - 2:40 P. M. 

Arrive St. Augustine. - - - 3:50 P. M. 



- 11:10 A. M. 
12:20 P. M. 

- 4:25 P. M. 
9:25 P. M. 

- 10:15 A. M. 
11 :30 A. M. 

- 1:45 P. M 
4:15 P. M. 



Latest models of Pullman Compartment, Observation, and Drawing Room Sleeping Cars oetween New York 
and St. Augustine ; also Pullman Drawing Room Stale Room Sleeping Car between New York, Aiken and Augusta. 

High-Clasj "Dining Car Ser-cice and Club Cars. 

Connection at Columbia for Summerville and Charleston, at Blackville for Aiken and Augusta, at Jesup for 
Brunswick (Jekyl Island), and at Jacksonville for points on East and West Coast of Florida. 

For Folders and Detailed Information, app'y to 
J. C. LUSK, District Passenger A ent, - - - - 103 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 
°^ C. W. SCH/M/DT, City Passenger and Ticket Agent, - 103 West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 

A. S. r//W£4rr, Eis ern Passenger Agent, L S. BROWN, General Agent, 

1185 Broadway, New York City 705 Fifteenth Street, N. W., Washington, D. C. 



H. B. SPENCER, General Manager, S. H. HARDWICK, P. T. M., 
Washington, D. C. Washington, D. C. 

W. H TAYLOE, G. P. A., BROOKS MORGAN, A. G. P. A., 

Washington, D. C. Schedule in effect January 8, 1906 Atlanta, Ga. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miaoii (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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INTERIOR NEW PULLMAN DRAWING ROOM SLEEPING CAR ON SOUTHERN RAILWAY. 

Between Florida and the North the Most Direct Route is via 

SOUTHER.N RAILWAY 

Two Fi)Lst Through TnArvs ^he CHICAGO and FLORIDA SPECIAL « ^he FLORIDA LIMITED 

ROUTE OP THE CHICAGO AND FLORIDA SPECIAL: 

Between Chicago and Clnclnnaii, . . = Big Four Route. 

Between Ciaclaaati and Chattanooga, - - Queen and Crescent Rou*e. 

Between C-attanooga and Jacksonvlll'', - • Southern Railway, via Atlanta and Macon. 

Between Jacksonville and St. Augustine, ■ Florida East Coast Rai way. 

NORTHBOUND. SCHEDULE. SOUTHBOUND. 

Leave St. Augustine, F. E. C. Ry.. . . 8:05 A. M. 
Leave Jacksonville, Southern Ry., . . 9:15 A. M. 

Leave Macon, Southern Ry 3:40 P. M. 

Leave Atlanta, Southern Ry 6:00 P. M. 

Arrive Chattanooga, Southern Ry. , . . 10:25 P. M. 
Arrive Cincinnati, 0- & C. Route, . . 7:55 A. M. 
Arrive Louisville, Southern Ry., . . 8:45 A. M. 

Arrive Cleveland, Big Four, . . . 3:00 P. M. 

Arrive Toledo, C, H. & D 2:20 P.M. 

Arrive Detroit, Pere Marquette, . . 4:10 P. M. 

Arrive Chicago, Big Four 5:30 P.M. 

This train is composed of Pullman equipment of the most modern construction, and ranks among 
in America. Through Sleeping Cars between Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo, Columbus, Louisville, Cincinnati 
and St. Augustine. UNEXCELLED DINING CAR SERVICE. Ng n? OBSERVATION CAR 
This train leaves Chicago and St. Augustine, respectively, daily except Sunday. 



Leave Chicago, Big Four, 
Leave Detroit, .... 
Leave Toledo, . . . . 

Leave Cleveland, 
Leave Louisville, .... 
Leave Cincinnati, Q. & C. Route, 
Leave Chattanooga, Southern Ry., 
Arrive Atlanta, Southern Ry., 
Arrive Macon, Southern Ry., 
Arrive Jacksonville, Southern Ry., 
Arrive St. Augustine, F. E. C. Ry. 



. 1:00 P. M. 

12:35 P. M. 

. 2:15 P. M. 

12:30 P. M. 

. 7:45 P. M. 

9:25 P. M. 

. 7:15 A. M. 

11:35 A. M. 

. 1:55 P. M. 

8:50 P. M. 

. 10:00 P. M. 

the finest trains 



FLORIDA LIMITED Slt''^' '^'- '^''^"^^ ruUman 



CHICAGO. CINCINNATI 



ping Cars, betbueen 

AND ST. AUGUSTINE 



NORTHBOUND. 
Leave St. Augustine, F. E. C. Ry., 
Leave Jacksonville, Southern Ry., . 
Leave Macon, Southern Ry., 
Leave Atlanta, Southern Ry., 
Arrive Chattanooga, Southern Ry., 
Arrive Cincinnati, Q. &. C. Route, 
Arrive Louisville, Southern Ry., 
Arrive Chicago Monon Route, 



SCHEDULE. 



SOUTHBOUND. 



. 6:10 P. M. 

7:45 P. M. 

. 2:55 A. M. 

5:20 A. M. 

9:45 A. M. 

. 7:40 P.M. 

8:00 P.M. 

. 7:23 A. M. 

Pullman Drawing Room Sleeping Cars between Chicago and St. Augustine, and Cincinnati and St. 
Dining Car serves all meals en route. Dining Car Service of the highest standard of excellence. 

Close connection at Jacksonville and St. Augustine to and from Res- rts on East Coast and West Coast 
Apply to any agent of the above mentioned lines for detailed information. 



Leave Chicago, Monon Route, 
Leave Cincinnati, Q. &. C. Route, , 
Leave Louisville, Southern Ry., . 
Arrive Chattanooga, Q. & C. Route, 
Arrive Atlanta, Southern Ry., 
Arrive Macon, Southern Ry., . 
Arrive Jacksonville, Southern Ry., 
Arrive St. Augustine, F. E. C. Ry., 



9:00 P. M. 

8:30 A.M. 

8:00 A. M. 

6:15 P. M. 
11:04 P. M. 

1:30 A.M. 

8:50 A.M. 
10.00 A. M. 

Augustine. 

of Florida. 



TOURIST ROUTES. 




iSTORiG Potomac 




f E«MB©*If' Cy©!» 



%' ** ##.'i|iiiTnTrx 





NEW AND POPULAR ROUTE BETWEEN 

Washington, D. C, Old Point Comfort, Norfolk, 
Virginia Beach and the South. 

The new and maeniticent Steel Palace Steamers of this line, the steamers "Newport News," "Norfolk" and 
"Washington," most luxuriously fitted throughout, having Steam Heat in staterooms, Electric Lights and Call BelL in 
each room, leave Norfolk and Washington daily on the following schedule : 

SOUTHBOUND. 

Leave WASHINGTON 6.30 P. M. 

ALEXANDRIA 7.00 " 

Arrive FORTRESS MONROE, .. .7.00 A. M. 

•' NORFOLK 8.00 " 

" PORTSMOUTH 8.15 " 



NORTHBOUND. 

Leave PORTSMOUTH 500 P.M. 

NORFOLK 6.00 " 

" FORTRESS MONROE. ...7.00 " 
Arrive ALEXANDRIA 6.30 A.M. 

" WASHINGTON ..,7.00 " 



Close connection made with all rail lines at Norfolk, Fortress Monroe and Washington, D. C, for all points Nor:h, 
South, East and West. 

Passengers going or returning to Wilmington, Raleigh, Charlot'e, Charleston, Savannah, Atlanta, Jacksonville and 
principal Southern cities, are given an opportunity by this route to stop over at the National Capital, Fortress Monroe ot 
Virginia Beach. 

By taking this route the passenger is aflforded a pleasant ride on the Potomac River and Chesapeake Bay, thus breaking 
the monotony of an all-rail ride. 

The excellence of the meals furnished on these magnificent steamers has been a great factor in their popularity. 
The dining-room service is a la carte, meals being served at hours convenient to the passengers 

Ask for tickets via the new Norfolk and Washington line of steamers. 



JNO. CALLAHAN, 

2d Vice-Pres. and Gen'l Manager, Washington, D. C. 



WM. H. CALLAHAN, G. P. A., 

Washington, D. C. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.i 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 




GINIAnOT 
PBJNGS 



OPEN ALL THE YEAR 2.500 FEET ELEVATION 

In the Virginia Mountains tijhere ihe Climate, Waters, 
"Baths, Hotels and S'cenery ha-Ve no E qual in Americ a 

Luxurious baths and most curative waters known for rlieumatism, gout, obesity and nervous 
troubles. Complete Hydro-Therapeutic Apparatus. Club House with lounging and recreation 
rooms, Squash Court, Buffet, &c. Fine Golf Course, Tennis Courts, Swimming Pool, superior 
livery and outdoor pastimes. 




THE NEW HOMESTEAD 

improved in many ways for Season of 1906, is unquestionably the representative 
all-year-round Resort Hotel of the country. Contains 400 guest rooms and 300 pri- 
vate baths. Broker's office with direct New York wire. A beautiful SUN PARLOR, 
and PALM ROOM, 100x40 ft. in dimensions, has just been added to the Homestead. 

Seaboard Air Line a.i\d Atlantic Coast Line Trains connect at Richmond, Va., with the Chesapeake & 
Ohio Railway (the former in the new Main Street Station). 8 HOURS FR.OM RICHMOND TO VIRGINIA 
HOT SPR.INGS. Stop-over Allowc^d for Virginia Hot Springs onall through ticlvets to Cincinnati, St. Louis, 
Chicago and the West. Side-Trip Tickets from Richmond to the Springs to be used in connection with E.x- 
cursion Tickets from points north of Washington may be secured at Richrnond. 

Pullman reservations and railway information may be secured in advance by addressing- W. O. Warthen, District 
Passenger Agent, C. & O. Ry., Richmond, Va. For hotel accommodations at the Springs address Fred Sterry, Man- 
ager, Hot Springs, Bath County, Virginia. Mr. Sterry also manages the ROYAL POINCIANA and the BREAK- 
ERS at Palm Beach, Florida, wliere he may be consulted or addressed during the season. 

H. W. FULLER, General Passenger Ajent. WASHINGTON, D. C. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.), 



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TOURIST ROUTES. 



Wheiv You Go Home 

Secure Your Tickets Via 




SAILING 

Savannah to Boston- 
Direct, every Monday and Thursday, 5:00 p. M. 

Savannah to New York- 
Direct, every Monday, Wednesday and Friday (on tide.) 

Convenient Schedules from all points in Florida to Savannah. 

Large comfortable ships, elegantly equipped, all outside staterooms, steam heated, electric 
lighted, ventilation perfect. 

JVO CROWDIffG—ALl* 7*ASrS'£JVGK'RSr A 'RE, 
T'ROVI'DE'D WITH A 'BE.'RTH 

Beautiful dining saloons ; tables supplied with all the luxuries of the Northern and Southern 
markets. 

The Green Folder ivill gt-Ve you sailing dales, diagrams 
of ships and other •Valuable information 



For tickets and reservation of space, call on your nearest Railroad Ticket Agent, or 

C. E. OAK, Ticket Agent, 4 East Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 

J. A. VON DOHLEN, Traveling: Pass. Agt., 4 E. Bay St., Jacksonville, Fla. 

W. B. CLEMENTS, City Passenger & Ticket Agt., Zt Bull St., Savannah, Ga. 



W. H. PLEASANTS 

Vice-Pres. and Gen'l Manager 



J. C. HORTON 

General Passenger Agent 



Pier 35. N. R.. New York 



MMWMMM^Mt' 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 



Port Tampac 
Miacmi Key West 



^<y.*r> 



To enjoyr the VacaHon Veriod *Visit 
CUBA or the 

BAHAMA SHORT 

f«f AlUrkC DELIGHTFUL 

Idl^Ami^d SEA TRIPS. 



via the 

FLORIDA 
ROUTE 



FREQUENT 
SAILINGS. 



The Peivinsular and Occidental 
Steamship Company 

ChaLS. L. Myers, FrsLnk M. Jolly, P. J. Saunders, 

Manager Trav. Pass. Agervt Traffic Agent 

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 



^yisK^J^or oxir Itlxxstrcited Folder 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
,«tthe Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
-ffacins Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 



Kinest Trains "Beautiful Scenery. Short est "Routes. 

TO AND FROM 

FLORIDA 



•via 



Oueen and €re$cent Route 

SoutKern Railw^ay 

and Connecting Lines 

CHICAGO (t FLOHIDA SPECIAL 

Through Pullman service between Chicago, Cleveland, Detroit, To- 
ledo, Louisville, Cincinnati, Jacksonville and St. Augustine without 
change, via Chattanooga ("Lookout Mountain") and Atlanta, 

FLORIDA LIMITED 

Through Pullman service between Chicago and Cincinnati, Jackson- 
ville and St. Augustine, via Chattanooga ("Lookout Mountain") 
and Atlanta. 

QUEEN <a CRESCENT SPECIAL 

Through Pullman service between Cincinnati and Jacksonville, via 
Asheville and Savannah; also between Cincinnati and Charleston, 
Louisville and Knoxville. 
Dining and Observation Cars on all Through Trains. 

SOMETHIJVG JVEW 

Winter Tourist Ticket to Floiida can now be purchased, going via Chattanooga, "Lookout 
Mountain" and Atlanta, and returning via Asheville and the "Land of the Sky," giving 
our patrons a variable route. 

Write for R.ates and Printed Matter. 

W. A. GARRETT, General Manager. W. C. RINEARSON. General Passenger Agent. 

CINCINNATI. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertiseds 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclssonville (2 10 Hogan St.)^ St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach. 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave-).. 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 



r 



IMMr-«WMiM«MnilNMM«MM«WHMMH^»WBaMMWINlMMII^^ 



TO ST. LOUIS 

8Li\d the Northwest 




VIA THE 




in connection with the Atlantic Coast Line, Georgia Southern and 
Florida Ry., Central of Georgia Ry., Western and Atlantic R. R., 
and the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Lousville Ry 

THROUGH DAILY SLEEPING CAR 

J^Lcksonville to St. Louis 

Via Macon, Atlanta, Chattanooga and Nashville 

Tickets, reservations and general information of Agents of Atlantic 
Coast Line and connecting roads. 

F. D. MILLER, Trav. Pass. Agt., I. C. R. R., Atlanta 
A. H. HANSON, Pass. Traffic Mgr., S. G. HATCH, Gen. Pass. Agt., 

CHICAGO 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 1 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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TOURIST ROUTES. 



HAMBURG-AMERICAN 
CRUISE BULLETIN 

Each Succeeding Season These Cruises are Coming More 
and More Into Favor With the American Traveling Public 

SELECT WINTER CRUISES 

Three Delightful Cruises to the West Indies, 
Nassau and The Spanish Main 

By the Twin-Screw Cruising Steamer " Prinzessin Victoria Luise " 
I — Cruise from New York Jan. 15, '06, Duration 19 Days, Rates $125 and Upward. 
II — Cruise from New York Feb. 6, '06, Duration 26 Days. Rates $175 and Upward. 
Ill — Cruise fromiNew York March 8, '06, Duration 23 Days, Rates $150 and Upward. 

The itineraries include — St. Thomas, San Juan (Porto Rico) , Fort de France, St. Pierre 
(Martinique, Mt. Pelee) , Bridgetown (Barbados) , Port of Spain (Trinidad) , La Brea Point 
La Guayra (Venezuela, Caracas, Valencia), Puerto Cabello, Curacao, Kingston (Jamaica), 
Santiago, Havana (Cuba), Nassau, (N. P.), and New York. 

A Grand Cruise to Madeira, Spain, the Mediterranean and the Orient 

By the Magnificent T\vin-Screw Steanner " Moltke " 

Leaving New York January 30, '06, and returning about April 16, '06. Duration 76 days. 
22 ports of call. Rates $300 and upward. 

Cruise to the Azores, Madeira, the Mediterranean and the Adriatic 

By the Twin-Screw Cruising Steamer " Prinzessin Victoria Luise " 

Leaving New York April 5, '06. Duration 29 days. Rates $112.50 and upward. 

Eight Attractive Short Cruises to the Most Interesting: Points 
on the Mediterranean and the Adriatic Seas 

Regular Sailings via Northern and Southern Routes to Europe 
by Large Twin-Screw Steamers 

Weekly Sailings to Jamaica by the Steamers of the Atlas Service 

Special cruise of about 23 days for tourists, weekly from New York to New York, with stop-over 
privileges, limited to two weeks at each port, including berth and meals, touching at Kingston, 
Savanilla, Cartagena and Port Limon, $125. To Kingston, Jamaica, $20 and upward. Round 
trip, $37.50 and upward, according to location. 

Special pamphlets, containing full description of the above trips, will be sent upon application to the 

HAM BURG- AMERICAN LINE 

35-37 BroaLdwa^y, NEW YORK 159 Randolph Street. CHICAGO 

1229 Walnut Street, PHILADELPHIA 901 Olive Street, ST. LOUiS 

90 State Sireet, BOSTON 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacltsonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Banli Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 



Lands of Labor 
Fields of Fun 



The Rock Island serves the best of these im- 
portant spheres of activity with its comprehen- 
sive system of railways. 

For the Summer Vacation 

it offers through car service to the Rocky Mountains 
from all the great centers of the Middle West. 

For the Winter Trip 

it provides excellent accommodation from all the large 
cities on and west of the Missouri River to the South- 
east, Florida, the Gulf Coast and Cuba. 

To the Great Southwest 

it furnishes direct, quick service from Chicag^o, St. 
Louis, Memphis, Kansas City, Des Moines, Omaha, 
St. Paul and Minneapolis. Connecting the Land of 
Demand with that prolific Land of Supply found in 
Rock Island States Southwest. 

Illustrated Literature 

concerning any portion of Rock Island territory, and 
full information about Rock Island service, furnished 
upon an expression of your wishes in regard to change 
of location — temporary or permanent — for pleasure or 
profit — for health or home. 



Rock 
Island 



JOHN SEBASTIAN 

Passenger Traffic Manager 

Rock Island System 

CHICAGO, ILL. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of ttie Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
■'Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.) 

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THE LEADING TOURIST LINE. 

Shortest, Quickest, and Best Liae between New York and Montreai 

Cafe Cars— a la carte jer-Vice — on Through Ejcpress Trains 





/ Carthage y / 

NORTH CB^It'^ 4>__jf 

iTrCt^o Fall, /AP~^»I4'^''y 












V/SELLOWS FALLS 



Suncooky 
HESTEP ■; 



flSd^hoda<!i . /rittsfield 






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Liberty Tails / 'TlJ j St'a^tsbu/g,' / 




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TKe Nvimerous Summer R.esorts to be fourvd on this ma-p a-re reacKed in comfort by the 
Ma-grvificervt Tra.ins of <Ke Dela.'wa.re & Hvidson Compa^ny, a.nd the fleet of Sviperb 
SteaLiners orv La.ke George a-rvd Lake Cha-mplain. ,^ ^ ^ ^ ,^ ^ 

THE HISTORIC GATEWAY 

Send 4 cents postag-e for "Summer Paradise," 267pp. booklet, fully illustrated. 
J. W. BURDICK, Gen'l Passenger Agent. ALBANY. N. Y. A. A. HEARD. Ass't Gen'l Pass. A^ent 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 



RUTLAND RAILROAD CO. 

POPULAR, PICTURESQUE, PERFECT ROUTE 

From New York and Boston to Green Moun- 
tain Resorts, Rutland, Brandon, Burlington. 

"THE ISLAND OF LAKE CHAMPLAIN" 

Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec, The Saguenay 
and Maritime Provinces, Northern New York 
and Canadian Points. 

PARLOR AND SLEEPING CARS 

For through rates and information apply to 



J. H. JAGOE. 

Gen'l Southern Pass. Agt., 
355 Broadway, New York. 

C A. NIMMO, General Passenger Agent, 



OR 



GEO. E. MARSTERS. 

New Eng. Pass. Agt., 

298 Washington St., Boston, Mass. 

RUTLAND. VERMONT 



After the Florida Season Closes, Go North to Beautiful Lake St. John and the Saguenay, via 
QUEBEC ® LAKE ST. JOHN RAILWAY 




THE NEW ROUTE TO THE FAR-FAMED SAGUENAY 

And the Only Rail Line to the Delightful Summer Resorts and Fishing 

Grounds north of Quebec, and to Lake St. John and Chicoutimi, through the 

CANADIAN ADIRONDACKS 

Trains connect at Chicoutimi with Saguenay Steamers for 

Tadousac, Cacouna., Murra-y Ba.y aLnd Quebec 

A round trip unequalled in America, through matchless Forest, Mountain, 
River and Lake Scenery, down the majestic Saguenay by daylight and back to the 
Fortress City, 

TOUCHING AT ALL THE BEAUTIFUL SEASIDE RESORTS 

on the Lower St. Lawrence, with their Chain of Commodious Hotels. 

Hotel Roberval, Lake St. John, has first-class accommodation for 300 guests, 
and is run in connection with the Island House, at Grand Discharge of Lake St.. 
John, the centre of the Guananiche Fishing Grounds 

Parlor and Sleeping Cars Magnificent Scenery Beautiful Climate 

Apply to the Ticket Agents of all Principal Cities. 
A beautifully illustrated Guide Book free on application. 
ALEX. HARDY, Gen. Pass. Agt., Quebec, Can. J. G. SCOTT, Gen. Manager 

LAKE ST. JOSEPH HOTEL 

New First-Class House at 
Lake Sf. Joseph, in the Laur- 
entian Mountains, one of the 
most beautiful lakes in Can- 
ada. Only 50 minutes' ride 
from Quebec City. Golf 
Links, Boaiing. Excellent 
Beach for Bathing. Good 
Train Service. 

Apply to the Manager, care 
of Q. & L. St. John Railway, 
Quebec City. 




ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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WERNER ®. CO. 



407-409 Broadway 
NEW YORK 



PASSENGER AGENTS FOR 



European Railroad and Steamship Companies 

Main Ticket Offices in Europe : 

LONDON, S. W— 33 Cockspur Street and Trafalgar Square. 

LONDON, E. C— Electra House, Finsbury Pavement, Moorgate; spcl. for England-Continental travel. 
AMSTERDAM— Raadhuisstraat & Heerengracht, for general continental travel. 
BERLIN, N. W.— 17-18 Unter den Linden (Westminster Hotel); special for Americans traveling in 
Germany. 

Tickets for 

European 

Travel 

TF you contemplate making 
a trip to Europe, consult 
our office, or ASK MR. 
FOSTER for our booklets 
and information. We plan 
your trip, including the best 
routes and accommodations ; 
we furnish the tickets at 
the regular fares, as the 
direct representative Passen- 
ger Agents of European Rail- 
road and Steamship Com- 
panies, and not as Tourist 
Agents, adding a big profit 
and booking fees. We can 
only charge you the regular 
rates, and we are not allow- 
ed to ask any fees. 

We have in stock the tick- 
ets from London to all 
the principal conti- 
nental points, and also 
furnish the circular 
combina-tion tickets 
kno'wn as Rundreise ; 
these latter tickets consist of 
coupons combinable for trips 
all around the European con- 
tinent, and they are issued at 
rates one-third lower than 
the usual fares. Just send us 
an outline of the trip you 
want to make, and we will 
estimate on same. In dealing 
with us you avoid all diffi- 
culties with officials who do 
not speak English, and the 
differences with foreign cur- 
rencies. We cordially solicit 
your correspondence, which 
will have immediate and 
careful attention. 




Trips to Holland, the attractive country of Canals and Windmills, a 
specialty; either direct or via England, using the splendid steamers of 
the Royal Flushing Mail Route for the connection England-Continent 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.X 



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TOURIST ROUTES. 



Penir\s\alar ^ Oriental 
Stea>.nf\ N».viga^tion Co. 

ROYAL BRITISH MAIL ROUTE 

To Egypt, India, Australia, the Straits, China and Japan 

Frequent sailings. The largest, fastest and best ships. 

The "P. & O." cruising yacht " Vectis" makes periodical cruises in the Summer months to 
Norway, Baltic Capitals and the North Cape, and in the Winter to interesting and historical points 
in the Mediterranean. Send for prospectus. 

Full information, rates, sailings, plans of ships from American office shown below. 

UNION CASTLE LINE 

ROYAL MAIL SERVICE TO SOUTH AND EAST AFRICA 

Weekly service of Mail and Intermediate Steamers calling at 

Madeira, the Canary Islands, Cape Town, Aigoa Bay, Mossel Bay, East London, 
Natal, Delagoa Bay, Beira, and Other East African Ports 

Return tickets issued. Surgeon and stewardess carried. Superior accomodations and cuisine. 
For rates, reservations, schedules and all other information, apply to American agents shown 
below. 



International Palace Hotels Company 

A chain of superb hostelries maintaining the highest standard of management, service and 
cuisine, and connected by the trains de luxe of the International Sleeping Car Company. 
Among these are the following : 

RIVIERA PALACE OF MONTE CARLO PERA PALACE HOTEL, Constantinople 

RIVIERA PALACE OF CIMIEZ, Nice ROYAL CASTLE OF ARDENNE, Ardenne 

ROYAL PALACE HOTEL, Ostend AVENIDA PALACE, Lisbon 

ABAZZIA, Austria THE ELYSEE PALACE, Paris 



American Booking Office Sho'wn ISelow 



CHIEF AMERICAN OFFICE OF THE ABOVE COMPANIES 

INTERNATIONAL SLEEPING CAR COMPANY 

281 Fifth Avenue, New York 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST RESORTS. 



Michigan 
Summer 
R.esorts 



In the Spring let your fancy turn to plans for your 
Summer vacation. There is 

REST AND RECREATION 

in a season at any of the summer resorts along 
the shores of the 

GREAT INLAND SEAS 

Write to 

H. F. MOELLER, General Passenger Agent, 

Pere Marquette Railroad 

DETROIT. MICHIGAN. 

for illustrated literature giving information of the 
hotels, boarding houses, etc., of this region. 




ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclisonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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TOURIST RESORTS. 



Canadian National Park 




BANFF SPRINGS HOTEL. 



Where are you gomg next Summer? You had better try the 

CANADIAN R.OCKIES 

Magfnificent Scenery, Cool, Bracing: Air, Excellent Accommodation 



FIRST CLASS HOTELS at Banff. Lake Louise. Field. 
E)merald Lake and Glacier, -i^^ 



For further information and descriptive pamplilets apply to the 
STANDARD GUIDE INFORMATION OFFICE, or any agent of the 

CANADIAN PACIFIC RAILWAY 



E. V. SKINNER, A. T. M., 
C. E. E. USSHER, G. P A., 
ROBERT KERR, P. T. M., 



458 Broadway, New York, N. Y. 
Montreal, P. Q. 
Montreal, P. Q. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.)» St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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NIAGARA TO THE SEA. 

The grandest trip in America for health 
and pleasure. The Thousand Islands, Rapids, 
Montreal, Quebec and the famed Saguenay 
River, with its stupendous Capes " Trinity" 
and "I<;ternity.'' 

Send dc. postage for illustrated guide to 
ThoS. Henry, Traffic Manager, Montreal, Canada. 




^HAND-^NIGHTLESS DAYS 




IF you want to get away from the beaten paths of travel — if 
you want an outing that is different from any you have 
ever taken — and yet enjoy all the comforts of modern 
travel — go to 

Alaska and the World-Famous Klondike 
The Land of Nightless Days 

From Seattle or Vancouver to Skaguay is the most beautiful 
ocean voyage in the world — over quiet waters, stopping en route 
at Ketchikan, Wrangel, Juneau and other interesting places. 
From Skaguay the journey is by rail along the mountain sides, 
over the famous White Pass to White Horse and thence in a 
first-class river steamer to Dawson in the Klondike— through 
the picturesque Five Finger Rapids, along towering granite 
bluffs and among countless green-clad islands. 

This trip of 3,000 miles of marvelous Northland scenery — of 
mountains, glaciers, fiords, cascades, lakes, valleys and beautiful 
flowers, quaint totem poles and interesting mining scenes, is 
described in an illustrated booklet we have issued, and which 
will be sent you on request. 



HERMAN WEIG, General Agt., 

103 La Salle Street, 

Chicago, Illinois 



M.J. B.WHITE, G.F. & P. A. 

413 Granville Street, 

Vancouver, B. C, 



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'OUND THE World 

^N" PACIFIC TOURS 




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THE OCEANIC S.S. CO. 

Have just issued a folder descriptive of some of the 
interesting things to be seen in Hawaii, Samoa, New 
Zealand and Australia. The Company performs a fast 
and regular mail and passenger service from San Francisco 
to those places. 

The folder is neatly gotten up, and contains beautiful 
half-tones, outline maps of Pacific Islands and Australia, 
in colors. Information is given about the Circular 
Pacific Tour, visiting, in addition to the places men- 
tioned, Manila, Hong Kong, Shanghai and Yokohama, 
and costing only $5 15.00 from San Francisco back to 
San Francisco. 

The new popular service to Tahiti is described, and a few 
specimen Round the World Tours, with prices, are shown. 

Mailed Free on Application to 



B. K. DENBIGH, G. E. Agt.. 427 Broadway, New York, or 
OCEANIC S.S. CO., 653 Market Street, San Francisco 



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ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank BIdg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 



A Territory of Widely Varying Natural Attractions 

Quickly Reached from New York City 

LONG ISLAND 

Sea Coast of the Empire State 
250 MILES OF COAST LINE 

On Ocean, Sound and Bays 

TRENDING East and West it lies across the path and is cooled in Summer by the prevailing 
South winds from the ocean. Unexcelled Surf and Still Water Bathing, Boating, Yachting, 
Driving, Automobiling and Golfing. Wooded Highlands on the North Shore, RoUing Country 
in the Central Section, Superb Beaches on the Ocean Shore, all in close touch with New York 
City by Trains, Telegraph and Telephone. "LONG ISLAND": A handsomely illustrated des- 
criptive book. Postage, 8 cents. Free on application or mailed on receipt of postage by the 
GENERAL PASSENGER AGENT. 



LONG ISLAND RAILROAD 



A. L. 



LANGDON 

Traffic Manager 

263 Fifth 



HOWARD M. SMITH 

General Passenger Agent 
Avenue, Ne\v York City 




The Luxury 
of Travel 



With "Cook" in India 



ONE HUNDRED and TWENTY- 
FIVE OFFICES ABROAD 

With efficient resident staff, unique facilities 
everywhere, enable Thos. Cook & Son to secure 
for their patrons in all parts of the world superior 
and exclusive service. Interpreters in uniform 
are stationed at the chief ports and railroad 
stations in Europe and elsewhere ; at the offices 
travelers can obtain railroad and steamship tickets by all routes, good at any time; sleeping car and 
steamer berths ; information, time tables and printed matter ; foreign money, letters of credit, cable 
transfers, etc.; baggage and accident insurance; baggage and freight checked, forwarded or stored, and 

EVERY REQUISITE FOR THE ITRAVELER. 

Select Tourist Parties at appropriate seasons, to all parts \oi America, Europe, Egypt and Holy 
Land, Japan, Round the World, etc. 

Established 1841 

THOS. COOK ®. SON 

NEW YORK: 261 and 1185 Broadway, and 649 Madison Avenue 
BOSTON: 332 Washington Street PHILADELPHIA: 830 Chestnut Street 

CHICAGO: 234 South Clark Street SAN FRANCISCO: 621 Market Street 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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TOURIST ROUTES. 




LEAVE WINTER BEHIND YOU 

Take a Trip to the Tropics 

On one of (he lavishly equipped "AdmiraLls," the 
Twin-Screw U. S. NeLiI SteaLinships of the 

UNITED FRUIT COMPANY 

They afford the most delightful salt water trip of the winter months. Within 24 hours after 
leaving, you are in the warm airs of the Gulf Stream. Hotel accommodations in Jamaica satisfy 
every desire. 

Weekly sailings from Boston and Philadelphia. Steamships "Brookline" and "Barnstable" 
weekly from Baltimore. 



ROUND TRIP, $45 



ONE WAY. $25 



Including Meals and Berth 



"A HaLppy Month in JaLmaica" is a fascinating booklet we send on request. For this and 
complete information, write to one of these addresses. 

Division Passenger Agent, United Fruit Co. 

Long Wharf, Boston 5 N. Wharves, Philadelphia 104 E. PrsLtt St., Baltimore 

321 St. Chaj-les St., New Orleans 

Or R.ayn\ond ®. Whitcomb Co., Thos. Cook ®. Sons, or Local Tourist Agent 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
{Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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TOURIST RESORTS. 




HOTEL TITCHFIELD 

PORT ANTONIO, JAMAICA, B. W. I. 

The Largest and FINEST RESORT HOTEL in the West Indies. 
American Plan. Location Unsurpassed in the World. Facili- 
ties for Riding, Driving, Automobiling, Boating, Fishing, Tennis, 
and all outdoor sports and recreations. 

SEA BATHING UNEQUALED ANYWHERE 




Opens for the Tourist Season of 1905-6, on Monday, December 1 8th 

AIN5LIE & GRABOW, Managers 

on Office: 270 Commonwealth Avenue 





ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



TOURIST RESORTS. 



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GLEN SPRINGS 



WATKINS GLEN 

New York 




^^e AMERICAN NAUHEIM 



A health resort and hotel of the highest class. 
Modern bathing establishment. Curative Mineral 
Waters for Gout. Rheumatism. Neuralgia. Sciatica, 
diseases of the Nervous System and of the Heart 
and Kidney. 

THE NAUHEIM BATHS AND 
RESISTANCE MOVEMENTS 

for diseases of the Heart and Blood Vessels. The 
only place in America using a NATURAL BRINE 

for the Nauheim Baths. 

S™!r NAUHEIM SPRING 

is a stronger iodo-bromo-muriated brine than that of 
BAD NAUHEIM. 

VALUABLE SPRINGS FOR 
CROUNOTHERAPY 

Especially valuable in Diabetes, Gout, Digestive 
Disorders and Anemia. 

Climate Mild, Dry and Equable, No Malaria 

Location overlooks thirty miles of Seneca Lake. 
Golf hnks, tennis courts, bowling alleys, etc. 

WM. r. LErriNGWELL, President. Watkins, N. Y. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
St the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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Hotel CKamplaLin 

CLINTON COUNTY, N. Y. 

EDWARD L. BROWN, - - - MANAGER. 



THE HOTEL CHAMPLAIN Is on Bluff Point, the most 
commanding promontory on Lake Champlain. Its grounds 
consist of 450 acres of beautiful park and woodland, roadways and 
lawns ; seven miles of forest, cliff and lakeside walks, and the finest 
i8-hole hotel Golf course to be found. The finest fresh water bath- 
ing in the North. Boating, yachting, fishing, shooting, golf and 
tennis. Through Drawing Room and Sleeping Cars from New York, 
Albany, Troy, Saratoga, Lake George, Saranac, Lake Placid, 
and Montreal. Depot and Steamboat Landing on the grounds. 
For plan of Rooms, Rates, etc., apply to 

E. L. BROWN, MANAGER, 

Lincoln Safe Deposit ODmpany, 42d Street, New York City. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised* 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclssonville (210 Hogan St.)> St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.).- 

39 



TOURIST RESORTS. 
DANSVILLE, NEW YORK 



Jackson Health Resort 



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Has been known for twenty years as The Jackson Sanatorium. The word sanatorium, which is appli- 
cable to all institutions where therapeutic measures are employed for any form of illness, was used for the 
first time in the United States by Dr. Jackson to designate a health institution when he built, in 1883, the 
first fire-proof structure erected in this country for that purpose. 

The general adoption at the present time of the name Sanatorium by proprietors of institutions for the 
insane or mentally unbalanced, and for cases of drug habit, has led to the error of confounding The 
Jackson Sanatorium with such establishments. Some persons who are not familiar with the character 
of this Health Institution have had an impression, because of its name — Sanatorium — that people afflicted 
with mental disorders were received and treated by its physicians. 

As the Jackson Sanatorium is not a place where insane people are received or where cases of drug habit 
are made a specialty, its name has been changed in order to correct such misapprehension on the part of 
the public. 

This renowned institution, holding to the distinctive character and methods which for forty-five years 
have made its work so successful and its manner of life so helpful and attractive to health and rest 
seekers, will be known hereafter as The Jackson Health Resort. 



Staff of Regularly Educated and Experienced Physicians, elegant Fire-proof building — 
brick and iron; all Modern Conveiviences. 

Special attention to the scientific administration ol Water, Electricity, Massage, Swedish 
JVlovement, Rest Cure and Dietaries to meet the needs of chronic invalids. 



The Schott System of Naviheim BatKs acrid 
Exercises for Heacrt Disease^^ 

Famous Northern Health Resort 

On Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Ry., from New York to Buffalo witliout cfiange. 



Send for illustrated literature, addressing J, AR.THUR JACKSON. M.D., Mana^ger. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclssonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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l5/>e CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL 




Fifty-First Boulevard and LaLke Shore, Chicago, 

Is the finest summer and winter hotel on the Great Lakes for families, tourists and transient guests. Has 
nearly 1,000 feet of broad veranda, like the above. Built of stone and pressed brick. ^50 large rooms, 
all outside. No courts. Furnished throughout in mahogany. S20 private bath rooms. Just 10 minutes 
by Illinois Central Express from the shopping and theater district of the city. Coo! in summer, away 
from the city's dust, noise and smoke. Golf, tennis, boating, bathing and fishing. Send for handsome, 
new, illustrated booklet. American and European Plans. ^ R.. M. GR.AY, Ma.rva>.ger. 



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THE VIRGINIA HOTEL 




Northwest Corner 

Rush and Ohio Sts., (North Side) 

CHICAGO, ILL. 



A Massive Fireproof Structure, containing 400 rooms 
replete with all modern accessories and provided with 
every requisite for the most exacting patrons. 

Situated in the fashionable residential district of the 
north side, and within ten minutes walk of all Retail 
Stores, Theatres, Public Library, Masonic Temple, Art 
Institute, Etc. 

Conducted on the European Plan, with a Cuisine of 
Acknowledged Excellence. 

Especially adapted for Transient Visitors who desire 
to be located away from the noise, congestion and dis- 
comforts of the Business Center. 

A Booklet, Illustrative and Descriptive of this Hotel, 
will be sent upon application. 



GEORGE W. REYNOLDS, Proprietor 

Formerly Manager Hotel del Monte, in California, 
and late of the Chicago Beach Hotel 



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ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado). Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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Correct Hotels in New York City 

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THE ST. DENIS 

Broadway and Eleventh Street 



THE MARTINIQUE 

Broadway and Thirty-third St. 



Rates and booklets orv application 



Wm. Taylor ® Son, Proprietors 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclisonville (210 Hogan St.)» St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
<Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.)» 

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FIFTH AVENUE HOTEL 

MADISON SQUARE. NEW YORK 

American Plan, $5.00 per day European Plan, $2.00 per day 

The most faLinous represen<2Ltive hotel in America 

The locaLtion in Madison SqusLre is the finest in the city 



New as the newest Alwa-ys fresh and clea^n 



HITCHCOCK, DARLING ^ CO. 



HOTEL MARLBOROUGH 

Broadway. 36th and 37th Streets (Herald Square), NEW YORK 
MOST CENTRALLY LOCATED HOTEL ON BROADWAY 



Under New Management Since January 1, 1905 

Completely RENOVATED and TRANSFORMED in every 

Department. 

The Largest and Most Attractive Lobby and Rotunda 

in the City. 

Two Beautiful New DINING ROOMS. 

Superior TABLE D'HOTE DINNER Every Day 

from 6 to 9 P. M. 

The Famous German 

RATHSKELLER 

Broadway's Chief Attraction for Special Food Dishes. 
Popular Music. Better than Ever Before. 

EUROPEAN PLAN. 400 ROOMS. 200 BATHS. 

Reduced Rates for Permanent Guests 

RATES FOR ROOMS $1.50 and upward ; $2.00 and upward with bath. Parlor, bedroom and bath, $3.00, $4.00 
- and $5.00 per day. Parlor, two bedrooms and bath, $5.00, $6.00 and $8.00 per day. $1.00 

extra where two persons occupy a single room. Write for Booklet. 

SWEENEY-TIERNEY HOTEL COMPANY. E. M. tierney, Manager. 

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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.X 

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Write for one of our beautiful Calendars for 1906 



Hotel Victoria 

NEW YORK — 

Broadway, Fifth Ave., 27th St. 

In the center of the shopping district. 
Absolutely fireproof. 

A modern first-class hotel; complete 
in all its appointments, furnishings and 
decorations; entirely new throughout. 
Accommodation for soo guests. 150 
suites with baths. 

Hot and cold water and telephone in 
every room; cuisine unexcelled. 

Rates, $1.50 up; ^vith 
Bath. $2.50 up 

GEO. W. SWEENEY, Proprietor 



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FLANDERS 

133-135-137 West 47th Street 
New York City 



Transient and Permanent Guests 
Restaurant the Best 

Well Recommended by All Its Patrons 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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f±^. New Hotel Albert 




Corner lllh ^i. and University Place 
New York City 

One block wesi of Broadway 



The only absolutely fireproof transient hotel 
below 23d Street. A moderate-priced house, 
with all modern conveniences, including long dis- 
tance phone in every room. Rooms from $1.00 
per day up. 100 rooms with private bath from 
$2.00 per day up. A first-class restaurant, where 
Club Breakfasts and meals at fixed prices are 
served. 

The best Hotel value 
in New York City 

Send for Guide and Booklet. 



V. 



ASK MR. FOSTER 



j ^ABou^THE jyj^^ Gregorian Hotel 



THIRTY-FIFTH STREET, WEST. 
Bet< Fifth Ave. and Herald Square, 




IN NEW YORK CITY. 
The Most Beautiful Hotel in the Metropolis. 

: EUROPEAN PLAN. : 



IRGINIA NAVIGATION CO. 

JAMES R.IVER ROUTE 

Between RICHMOND. NEWPORT NEWS. OLD POINT 
COMFORT. PORTSMOUTH a^ivd NORFOLK. VA. 



The Fajt and Elegant Saloon Steamer 

TOCAHOJ^TAS 

Leaves Richmond Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 7:00 a. m.; 

Petersburg, 8:00 a. m., arriving at Old Point Comfort4:3o p. m.; 

Norfolk, 5:30 P- m. , „, , 

Leaves Norfolk Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, 7:00 a. m.; 

Old Point, 8:00 a. m., arriving at Petersburg, 3:00 p. m.; 

Richmond 5:30 P- m. 

Fare One Way, $1.50; Round Trip, $2.50. 




JAMESTOWN, 1607. 



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(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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OPEN WINTER AND SUMMER 

Address THE HOSPICE, Niagara Falls, Can. 



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OF MX. CARMEL 

NIAGAHA FALLS 
CANADA 

Magnificently situated on the high 
bluff, overlooking the Great Cata- 
racts of the Niagara River, the 
Gorge and Rapids, all the Islands 
of the Upper River and the Mon- 
ster Electric Power Plants. 

UNRIVALLED IN POINT 
OF VIEW 

The guests and visitors to 

THE HOSPICE 

are accorded all the luxuries, ap- 
pointrhents and service of a first- 
class modern hotel. Rooms en suite 
with private bath. 



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NEW ORLEANS 



"THE GATEWAY OF 
THE MISSISSIPPI." 



The Coming Great City of the Great So\itK. The 
Largest Cotton. Rice and Sugar Market in the World. 

THE MOST POPULAR. WINTER. RESORT IN AMERICA. 

Continuous Horse Ra.cing, Golf Links, Hunting ak.nd 
Fishing, Comfort, Heahh. Plea.sure. s§ n§ v^ 




NEW 

Si. Charles Hotel 

Modern, Fireproof, First-class. 

Accommodating One Thousand Guests. 
Turkish, Russian, Roman and Plain Baths. 
Luxurious Sun Baths and Palm Garden. 

ANDREW R. BLAKELY ®. CO., Ltd., Props. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(.Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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HOTEL ASPINWALL, "^^121 




1 ENOX, the most fashionable and exclusive resort in America, with its magnificent scenery 
** and excellent roads, is an ideal place for those seeking health or pleasure. The Hotel Aspin- 
wall is new and equipped with every convenience. Water of exceptional purity and softness. 
Modern sanitary plumbing. Drainage perfect. Elevation, 1,460 feet. Cottages for rent and 
building sites for sale. Send for booklet. 



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Summer Season, June to 
October 



AMBERT G. MOODY, Manager 
H. S. STONE, Assistant Manager 




SET HIGH AMDN 



A finely equipped hotel, in ideal scenic and historic surroundings. Four hours from Albany, three 



from Boston and five from New York. 



j^ good livery, careful and pleasino 
Jf walks and drives. -:- -:- 



EAST NORTHFIELD, I 
MASS. ^ 

I Apartments Open the Entire % 
I Year 5 

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Rooms en suite with private bath, steam heat, electric lights. 

e. Golf, Tennis, Automobiling, Mountain Climbing. Beautiful 

-:- -:- Send for illustrated booklet and full information. 



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(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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HOTEL 
LENOX 

— European Plan ~ 

Boylston and Exeter Streets 
BACK BAY, BOSTON 

C. A. GLEASON, Manager 



A Modern Hotel 

Absolutely 

Fireproof 



Conveniently near Boston ®. 
Albany, and Ne^v York, New Haven 
(El Hartford Back Bay Stations. 
Electric cars to all parts of the 
city and suburbs. :: :: :: :: 



THE ALDINE HOTEL, 

CHESTNUT ST., above 19tli St., PHILADELPHIA. 




ROOMS, 

$1.50 to $5.00 per day, European Plan, 

AND 

$4.00 to $7,00 per day, American Plan, 



5. MURRAY MITCHELL, 



Proprietor. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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The SKoreham 

WASHINGTON. D. C. 
The LesLding FashiorvaLble Hotel 

Metropolitan Standard of Excellence 
Absolutely Modern and High Class in all detail 

AMERICAN AND EUROPEAN PLAN 
JOHN T. DEVINE, Proprietor 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (P-rado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.X 



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NEW 
MODERN 



WASHINGTON, D. C. 

HOTEL DRISCOLL 

Facing the U. S. Capitol and Grounds 




Corner FIRST and B Streets, N. W. 

A strictly first-class Hotel with finest modern improvements. Located centrally for all depots, churches, 
theatres and points of interest. The many modern conveniences to be had include electric lisfhts, electric 
elevator, steam heat, sanitary plumbing, billiard room, barber shop, telephone in every room, filtered water 
for all uses. Well furnished rooms are arranged single or en suite with private bath at reasonable rates. 
Cuisine and service of the highest standard. Send for illustrated booklet. 

American Plan from $3.00 per day. Ons block from B. & 0. Depot. 

European Plan from $1.50 per day. Five blocks from Penn. Depot. 

Electric cars pass the doors for all parts of the city. T. A. McKEE, Manager, 



HOTEL GORDON 



Sixteenth and I Streets, 



IN THE SELECT RESIDEN- 
TI.\L DISTRICT OF 



WM. P. KENNEY, 

PROPRIETOR 

WASHINGTON, D. C. 

THE HOTEL GORDON, 
containing one hundred 
and fifty rooms and fifty-five 
baths, is situated on the cor- 
ner of Sixteenth and I Streets, 
and is considered the most 
beautifully located hotel in 
Washington. It is within 
two minutes' walk of the 
White House, Treasury, State, 
War and Navy Departments, 
is surrounded by the beauti- 
ful homes of foreign Ambas- 
sadors and American Statesmen, and is easily accessible to car lines for all parts 
of the city. The building is a modern si.x-story structure, and among the many 
conveniences are Telephones in Rooms, Electric Light, Steam Heat, Buffet, Bil- 
liard Room and Barber Shop. Exclusively American Plan, $3.00 to $^.00 per day. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (, First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado>, Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE ST. JAMES, European. 




WASHINGTON, D. C. 

Cor. Penna. Ave. and 6th S<. 



BEST family and transient 
hotel at the National 
Capital. It has about 
it the atmosphere of comfort 
and homelikeness so fasci- 
nating to the tourist and to 
the traveling man. All rooms 
are equipped with local and 
long distance telephones, 
steam heat and electric light. 
Single rooms, $1.00 and up- 
wards; suite, with bath, 
$3.00 to $6.00 per day. 



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LEVI WOODBURY, Prop. 
H. T. WHEELER, Manager. 



GOLF 



TENNIS 






BOATING 




FISHING 



OLD POINT COMFORT 



Open All the Year 



HOTEL CHAMBERLIN 

The most delightfully situated resort on the coast. Game preserve of 10,000 acres for the 

hotel guests exclusively. Interesting illustrated booklets free. Address 

GEORGE F. ADAMS. Manager, - - - FORTRESS MONROE. VA. 

100 Score Cards for Bridge sent on receipt of 10 cents in stamps. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poineiana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE JEFFERSON 

RICHMOND. VIRGINIA 

European Plan Exclusively 

Modern in Every Detail, Elegant in all Appointments 

Long Distance Phones in Every Room 

Turkish and Roman Baths. Rates. $1.50 per day and up'ward 



Work of reconstructing the burnt portion of the Hotel is progressing rapidly, and will be 
completed in the Fall of 1906. The new construction will be absolutely fire-proof. 

During the rebuilding the 'Franklin street end of the Jefferson will remain open and 
solicits your patronage. 

P. M. FRY. Manager 




Cbe freaonia, 

132M323 H St., N. W., 

WASHINGTON, • - - - D. C. 

Centrally located; new; thoroughly equipped with 
every modern appliance; a cuisine unexcelled, 
American Plan, $2 per day, $12 per week. Euro- 
pean Plan, $1 per day and up. Special excursion 
rates. Address 

WM. W. DANENHOWER, Prop. 



RICHMOND HOTEL 



17tK and H Streets 

Select residential section 



American Plan 




Washington, D. C. 

Two blocks from White House 
$3.00 per day upwards 



CLIFFORD M. LEWIS. Proprietor 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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PINE BEACH HOTEL 

Pine Beach, Norfolk Co., Va. 

Absolutely New. Modern in all its Appointments and Equipment. 
OPEN THE YEAR ROUND. 

ONE of the finest seaside hotels on the Atlantic coast, situated on 
Sewell's Point, on the south shore of the Hampton Roads, where 
the Elizabeth and James Rivers meet to cast their waters into the Chesa- 
peake Bay. In plain view are Norfolk, Old Point Comfort, Newport 
News, Hampton, Soldiers' Home, and just across Hampton Roads stands 
famous Fortress Monroe. Golf Links. 

In the heart of the Jamestown Exposition Grounds. 

BOATING. FISHING. BATHING. 

Every room an outside one. 75 with private bath, single or en suite. 
Steam heat in each room. Beautiful sun parlors. Large ballroom. 
Superb dining room. Every convenience. 

WM. C. ROYER, Manager. 



When ii\ Washington 

Register at 
THE BUCKINGHAM. 

'pHE BUCKINGHAM, on McPHERSON 
PARK, is in the very center of the most 
attractive and fashionable part of the city, 
two blocks from the Ex- 
ecutive IVlansion, Treasury, 
State, War and Navy 
buildings, and v^'ithin easy 
access of the theaters and 
shopping district. The 
I interior is planned for 
^comfort and convenience. 
Desirable rooms for tran- 
sients. For ladies travel- 
ing alone this hotel affords special induce- 
ments. Cuisine and service are the very best, 
and up to date. 

The regular tariff of charges is $2.50, $3.00, 
$4.00 per day, American Plan. 




A. L. BLISS, 

OWNER. 



F. K.WETMORE, 

MANAGER. 



The Arlington 

Virginia Beach, Va. 




The Arlington is located on the most desirable part of 
the Beach, within two hundred feet of the surf, with an 
unobstructed view of the ocean from nearly every point. 
Has hot and cold water, baths and toilets on each floor, gas 
in each room, and is open throughout the year. It takes a 
pardonable pride in the refinement and distinction of its 
clientele and in its established reputation for catering only 
to persons of discrimination and breeding. 

The Management makes no secret of the fact that it re- 
gards the gratifying success enjoyed by the Arlington as 
due to the enviable reputation it has so consistently 
built up. 

Home-like accommodation. First-class service. Rea- 
sonable rates. Write for booklet. 

W. J. WRIGHT. Manager 
Virginia Beach, Va. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami(First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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^'There's J^o "Place LiKe Charleston." 



CHARLESTON HOTEL 





RIDDOCK <a 
BYR.NS. Props. 



Do not fail to visit Magnolia 
Gardens, the Isle of Palms, His. 
toric Fort Sumter, which is open 
to the public; and the great 
fortifications on Sullivan's 
Island. : :::::::: 



Strictly First=Class, affording all Modern Conveniences. 
Under New Management. 




Outdoor Amusements, splen- 
didly equipped Country Club, 
with Golf, to which guests have 
access. Finest Winter Climate 
in America. New Naval station. 



"strange tropic warmth and hints of summer seas.'' 



E^ ST. JOHN HOTEL 



ST. JOHN HOTEL CO. 
Owners and Proprietors 
CHARLESTON. S. C. 




An ideal resort from October to June. New Porches and Sun Parlor this season. Over 50 
modern baths, with outside ventilation; steam heated throughout; beautiful ball room; fine 
music; grand view of harbor from roof. Newest; best equipped; most select; best location. 
Near the Battery, half block from St. Michael's, Post Office, City Hall, etc., on main trolley 
line. Golf, Tennis, Bowling, Boating, Hunting, Fishing, Driving, etc. :: :: :: 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank BIdg.), Havana (Prado), Washington ( 1 333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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THE DE SOTO HOTEL. ^ Savannah. Ga. 

Under its new management this house has been thoroughly renovated and handsomely refurnished. Guests will find it 
one of the most complete and attractive hotels in the South. 

SAVANNAH HOTEL COMPANY. Owners and Proprietors 



FOR THE SUMMER GO TO LAKE GEORGE 




EAST FRONT OF "THE SAGAMORE," LAKE GEORGE, N. Y. 

THE SAGAMORE HOTEL. P. O. Sagamore. N. Y. 

Winter: THE KIRKWOOD. Camden. S. C. 
T. EDMUND KRUMBHOLZ 

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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beacb 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington ( 1 333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE DUVAL 

JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA 




FRANK M. TVRPIN, Proprietor 



The most centrally located 
Hotel in the City. Opposite 
Government Buildingand Post 
Office. Convenient to depots, 
wharves, express and tele- 
graph offices. 

Rooms with private baths, 
single and en suite ^ "^ 

Liberally conducted on 
American plan only ^ ^ 

A. B. HUMPHREY, Manager 



THE ONLY EXCLUSIVE TRUNK STORE IN FLORIDA 

Florida Trunk Co. 



Trunks, Valises, 

Traveling Bags, 
Fancy Leather Goods. 




Alligator Goods a Specialty, 



MOTTO: 

Honest Goods, 

Conser-Vati'Ve Methods, 
Lotitest "Prices, 



"bl^ West Bay Street, Jacksonville, Fla. 



Bell Phone 1005 



S. H. ETTER., Prop. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.), 



56 



THE STANDARD GUIDE. 



tbe florida times-Union 

THE GREAT STATE PAPER 

DAILY, SUNDAY AND SEMI-WEEKLY 



PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED 

ESTABLISHED in the year 1865 



Advertising: Ask for Rates 
Call for Sample Copies ^ 



Full Associated Press Service. ^ ^ Wide Circulation 

PUBLISHED AT 

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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MRS. CONN ALLY'S ^I^Z 



HOME 

331 W. Church St.. Jacksonville, Fla. 



Centrally located. Hot and cold running water in every room. Private baths. Electric bells. Furnace 
heat. Table cuisine unexcelled. American and European plan. 

MRS. K. H. CONNALLY, Prop. 



GEO. T. CHRISTIE 



HUGH B. CHRISTIE 



CHRISTIE (a CHRISTIE 

Real Estate Brokers 

Jacksonville, Florida 

We can lend your money at six, seven and eight per cent, on improved city property 

NEW 

Hotel Victoria 

JACKSONVILLE. FLORIDA 
Corner Main and Adams Streets 




R. BIXLER. Proprietor 



The service and appointments of this hotel are 
first-class and up to the most modern methods 



JACKSONVILLE 
SIGHT-SEEING AUTO 

Leaves P. 0. 10 A. M. and 2.30 P. M. Daily 

For tickets and further infornnaLtion 
"Ask Mn Foster" 



NEW BROWN HOUSE 

MELBOURNE. FLORIDA 

Centrally Located, Corner New Haven Avenue 
Fine view of Indian River aLnd Ocean. Finest 
hunting a.nd fishing. Rates $2.00 per day and up. 
GEO. M. BROWN. Proprietor 



OPEN ALL THE YEAR 



EUROPEAN PLAN 



OCALA HOUSE 

Only five miles from the world-renowned Silver Springs, which can be 
reached by tallyho over hard clay road, and there naphtha launches 
can be obtained at any hour at reasonable rates. Rooms, 75c. to $1.50 
per day. Special rates by the week. For rates and information address 



C. M. WHITESIDE. 



Ocala, Florida 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclisonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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THE METROPOLIS 

The Greatt FaLinily 
Paper of Florida 

Associated Press Telegraphic News 



THE METROPOLIS 

JACKSONVILLE, FLORIDA 



Average Daily Sworn Circulation, 

1905, 9,000 



Advertising Rates upon Application. 



CARTER ®. RVSSELL PUBLISHING CO. 
JaLcksonville, FloridaL. 



THE METROPOLIS 

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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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S6e Buckingham, 

ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA. 




CHE BUCKINGHAM is on Granada Street, between the Ponce de Leon and the Alcazar, 
in the very center of the brilliant life of St Augustine: and yet set amid its palms it has 
a situation which is charmingly retired and cozy. Spacious grounds beautified with palms, 
flowers and shrubbery surround the house. The verandas are broad, the rooms large and 
sunny, the appointments modern throughout, with electric bells, baths, open fireplaces, and 
everything for comfort. The cuisine and service are unsurpassed, in all respects THE 
BUCKINGHAM is a hotel of the first class. Jt ^ ^ Jt ^ ^ 

Terms, $2^0 per Day and op* Special Weekly and Monthly Rates. 

For particulars, adciress the proprietor, 

EVERETT I. MATHEWSON. 

SUMMER ADDRESS, MATHEWSON HOUSE, NARRAGANSETT PIER, R. 1. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 1 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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Florida. Ho\ise^ 

''TOURISTS' AND TRAVELERS' FAVORITE:" 

St. Augvistine» Florida. 






^HIS popular house 
V^ is most centrally 




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than any other hotel 




in town. Accommo- 




dates 2^o. 



FLORIDA HOUSE, FRONTING ST. GEORGE STREET. 



RATES: 

$2.50 to $3.50 

Per Day* 

Special Weekly 
Rates. 

F. C. HAYDEN, 

Manager. 




FLORIDA HOI SE, FROM ING TREASURY STREET, FACING SOUTH. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami CPirs* National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (! 333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST RESORTS. 

LYON - BUILDING 

(STRICTLY FIREPROOF) 

Cor. Kin^ and St. George Sts. 
ST. AUGUSTINE. FLA. 

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Most Central Location in the City. 

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the East Coast of Florida. 

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News Stand and on all Trains 
from Jacksonville to Miami. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami(First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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Hotel St. George 

St. Axigvistine, FloridoL 




Enlarged and Impro*Ued Since Last Season 
ELEVATOR - STEAM HEAT - PRIVATE BATHS 



$4.00 Per Day 



M. B. MONTGOMERY, of Huestis House. SaLraLtogaL. 

Owner e^nd Proprietor 

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•t the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclssonville (210 Hogan St.)» St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facine Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE SURPRISE STORE 

ST. AUGUSTINE. FLORIDA 

Is the largest department store on the East Coast, and is well stocked 

in every department with the newest and most desirable 

merchandise to be found 



Especial attention is called to the immense stock of Wash Goods, 
Hosiery, Laces and Embroideries, Corsets, Muslin and Knit Underwear, 
Suits, Skirts and Waists. Men's Clothing, Hats, Shirts, Hosiery and 
Underwear. Prompt attention given all mail orders and inquiries. 



THE SURPRISE STORE CO. 

ST. AUGUSTINE. FLORIDA 



HOTEL 
CHAUTAUQUA 

11 King Street 

Opposite Plaza and Slave Market 

St. Augustine, Fla. 




A Family Hotel Rates, $2.00 per Day and Up 

Special Weekly and Monthly Rates 



MRS. M. CRJTTENDEN. Proprietress 



Colonial Cottage 

22 Cookman Avenue 
Chautauqua, N. Y. 




on O'-ITE HALI MM ^.IM-i \ 1 I l\ll's GROVE, 

NLAK A-Ml'IIITHEATKE 



ROOM AND BOARD AT REASONABLE RATES 



MRS. M. CRJTTENDEN, Proprietress 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Banlc Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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THE ZOO 

Si. Augustine, Florida, 
Zoological Garden 

San Marco Ave., 0pp. City Water Works 

Sand Hill Cranes 

Three feet high and measuring six feet across from 
tip of wings, who dance and sing to music. (A show 
in themselves.) 

Live Alligators, Turtles, Snakes, Animals 

and Birds of every description 

Admission, ... - 25 Cents 

GEO. W. JOHNSON, Manager 



For R.eaLl Cstate ^^t\d Insvirance 

Also Furnished Houses 

GO TO 

EUGENE L. BARNES 



212 St. George St. 



St. Augustine, Fla. 



PHONE 75 



ARNOLD KURTH 

DEALER IN ANCIENT AND MODERN 

Curiosities a^rvd Jewelry 

From Every Quarter of the Globe 

St George SU rSa House St Augustine, Fla. 



SARATOGA SPRINGS— from June to September 15th 




Ti« OLD HOUSE 

J. p. dodge: 

54 North St. George Street 

ST. AUGUSTINE 

^y?. T). 1565 

A quatint and interesting plaLCe to visit 

Ancient city souvenirs in a.ttra.ctive forn\s 
Wa.tches, Clocks and Jewelry Repairing 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
^Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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JOS. T. PACETTI <a CO. 

Guns, Fishing Tackle and Sporting Goods 

Of All Kinds 



ST, GEORGE STREET 



Opposite Florida House 



Si, Augustine, Florida. 



OSTEOPATHY 

DR- H. E. DOUGLASS 

OSTEOPATHIST 
St. Augustine 

Room 20 Bishop Building Cathedral Street Entrance 

Will Answer Messenger Calls 

P OINTERS 

TO STRANGERS 

Whitney's Oldest House in United States 
Built 1516 

Nothing like it in all creation. Mahogany Doors, 
Coquina Floors, Furnishings over 300 years old. There 
are many old houses but NOT OLDEST. Hospital 
street, near Bridge. 

Whitney's Alligator Farm and Zoo. More 
Than 100 Large Alligators 

Positively the only Real Live Alligator Farm in the 
United States where they are raised in their natural state. 
Nests of Eggs, Baby Alligators to Man-Eaters 12 feet 
4 inches long. The most interesting place to visit in all 
Florida. You cannot afford to miss it. Don't be misled 
by being taken only to a PEN of Alligators. See the Farm. 

Whitney's Ponce de Leon Spring, Foun- 
tain of Youth, and Kin{ 's Highway 

One of the most historical spots in America, Tonic 
Water, Iron, Iodine and othei' medicinal properties. 
CAUTION ! Do not drink more than three glasses at one 
time. It acts quickly and takes away that tired feeling. 
HAPPINESS RESTORED. 

Whitney's New York Restaurant 

Plaza Hotel 

EVERETT C. WHITNEY 

St. Augustine, Florida 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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ST. AUGUSTINE AUTOMOBILE AND GARAGE CO. 

Cars Repaired, Stored and For Rent 
Telephone 131 Ask Mr. Foster 

PRIVATE SANITARIUM 

Conducted by a registered nurse, for the care of medical and surgical patients. All appointments strictly 
first-class. All attendants are graduated nurses. Careful attention given to special diets. For further 
particulars apply to MISS KATE TUREAUD. 75 Cedar Street, St. Augustine. Florida. 

OCEAN VIEW HOTEL 

NEW MANAGEMENT 
Bay Street, St. Augustine, Florida 

Centrally located. Fine view of ocean. Sixty feet from sea wall. Free hot and cold baths. Sanitary plumbing. Northern 
cooking. Rates $2.00 to $3.00 per day. Special prices to parties and families. 

G. E. GILLILAND, Proprietor, Washington C. H., Ohio 



Dr. E. M. Goodrich 

5te*^ DENTIST 



OFFICE AND RESIDENCE 
NORTH ST. GEORGE STREET, near the 
City Gates V ST. AUGUSTINE, FLA. 



Of Twenty -Five 
Years' Experience 



HOTEL ABBEY, 



ST. GEORGE STREET 
ST. AUGUSTINE. FLA. 



WALES <a WORTZKEY. Proprietors 



Summer: 

Centrally located, near City Gates. Reasonable 1 E. C. WALES, "The Westfield " ^ Chautauqua, 
Rates, Hot and Cold Baths, Sanitary Plumbing. | C. R. WORTZKEY, "The Fox" j" New York 



RUTH CARTER MOUZON 

Graduate of the New York Hair Dressing School 
Ladies' and Gentlemen's Manicuring, Shampooing:, 
Hair Dresslng.Facial Massage and Scalp Treatment 

161;^ St. George St., St. Augustine, Fla. 

Opp. Bishop's Building. 
Rain water used excluiively Plenty of sunlight 



Keystone Cottage 

112 King Street, St. Augustine, Fla. 

One block west from front entrance of Hotel Ponce de 
Leon. Large airy rooms. Excellent cuisine. 

MRS. L. J. BOYES. Proprietress 



ST. AUGUSTINE, 
FLORIDA 



HOTEL MARION, 

Delightfully situated, overlooking the Bay and Ocean. American and European plan. Cuisine Francaise. Open year 
round. Special weekly and monthly rates. Commercial headquarters. All modern improvements. Sanitary plumbing. 
Hot and cold water baths. Rates, $2.50 per day. Special summer rates. 

HENRY MULLER. Proprietor 

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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), JWiami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Avc,)» 

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THE VEDDER COLLECTION. 



" I 'HE MUSEUM belonging to the St. Augustu-ie Institute of Science and 
Historical Society is now shown in the old house corner of Bay and Treasury 
Streets. The house is one of the oldest in the city. It has never been remodeled. 
The cedar beams are uncovered just as they were when the house was bulk centuries 
ago. The immense old fire-place is of itself well worth seeing. The room in which 
the fire-place is shown was for many years the City Prison, while the remainder of 
the house was devoted to the purposes of the Court. 

The Museum now comprises the well known Vedder Collection which the late 
Dr. Vedder was so many years in gathering and which covers so completely the 
Natural History of Florida. 

To this are added the other Collections of the Society, comprising prehistoric 
implements and weapons from the shell heaps of the East Coast of Florida, showing 
all that we know of the prehistoric dwellers in Florida. Implements and weapons 
from the Indian burial mounds. Relics from the Spanish occupation and from the 
early wars. Maps relating to early Florida. These fill five r^^ms in the building. 
The whole collection is well worth seeing by every visitor to St. Augustine. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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BRETTON INN 



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every month in the year ; its luxuriant Orange Groves and 
Terms, $3.00 to $4.00 per day; $15.00 to $21.00 v?eekly. 



AT ORMOND BEACH 
ORMOND. FLORIDA 

Open December 27th 
;: to April 10th :: 

THE INN is situated on the bluff 
overlooking ihe ocean and the great 
automobile speedway. It is nearly 
tvi70 miles from the railway station and 
half a mile from Hotel Ormond ; con- 
nected with both by horse cars, and with 
the latter by plank walk. 

Almost invariably the sea air is bene- 
ficial in cases of overwork and nervous 
prostration. It acts as a tonic, sharpens 
the appetite and induces sleep. 

Ormond is noted for its Shell Roads 

through Tropical Forests; the Ocean 

Beach, with Surf Fishing and Bathing 

the famous Tomoka River Trip. 

Furnished Camps and Cottages to let at 



Santa Lucia Orange Grove. Address, WILLIAM S, KENNEY, Manager. Ormond, Florida. :: :: 

ANDERSON ^ PRICE HOTEL CO., Proprietors 



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TAKE FLORIDA 
HOME WITH YOU 

SEE KAISER 

At Palm Beach and Daytona, Florida 

"We devote all our energy and ability in the making of pictures to depict Florida as 

you know it." 
" We have won our reputation on high-grade Kodak finishing because we give you the bast 

possible results from your films." 
" Amateurs throughout the country are sending us their work by mail." 
' ' We sell everything for the Kodaker. ' ' 

"Our Florida scenes in black and white and water-color are more than photographs." 
"They are art gems." 

S t^K KAISBR. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hojan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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^£ NEW SEASIDE INN ^.tT.f^t 




Now open for the season of 1905-6 under the management of the owmer, Horace F. Stewart. Directly on 
the Automobile Racing Course. Handsome and new, situated on Daytona Beach, the Hotel is modern in ail 
its appointments, with large, airy, pleasant rooms, overlooking the ocean, and opposite Keating's fine 
Casino and Pier. Rates, $2.50 per day. Special by the week. SURF BATHING IS UNEXCELLED. 



CARNELL'S FLORIDA FRUIT PRESERVES 



HOMEMADE GUAVA JELLY 


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SWEET ORANGE MARMALADE 


« WILD ORANGE MARMALADE 


GRAPE-FRUIT MARMALADE 


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GUAVA CHEESE « 


CHINESE PRESERVED KUMQUAT 


PRESERVED FIGS « 




SWEKT PICKLED FIGS 


« CANDIED ORANGE PEEL 



The Homemade Guava Jelly, Marmalades and Tropical Preserves 
manufactured by J as. Carnell, are among the most delicious of 
Florida fruit products. Their purity and exquisite delicacy of flavor 
have given them an established reputation. Mr. Carnell received 
the Highest Award at the Pan-American Exposition and all First 
Prizes at the Florida State Fair of 1901 for Guava Jelly and Tropical 
Preserves. For price list, address J as, Carnell, Ormond, Florida. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana"' Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave). 



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THE PALMETTO 

^^^^^^^^ DAYTONA, FLORIDA ^ = 



OPEN FROM 
DECEMBER TO MAY 



C. O. CHAMBERLIN 

Proprietor 




T^HE PALMETTO has a most desirable location on the river 
^ side of the city, facing the Halifax, which at this point is nearly 
a mile in width. It is a pleasant house, with large parlors, comfort- 
able chambers and broad piazzas. The house has been enlarged for 
this season. New private baths. Cuisine and service of high stan- 
dard. Terms, $3 00 per day and up. Reasonable weekly rates, and 
special for those remaining during the season. Se7id for booklet. 

SPECIAL ATTRACTIONS FOR AUTOMOBILISTS 
Summer Hotel: ADIRONDACK INN, Sacandaga Park, New York 



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■at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
^(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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COLONNADES 



SEABREEZE— DAYTONA. FLORIDA 



J^eU) Oivnership 



J^etgf Management 



Now Open, Season 1905-1906 




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BUILT in an ideal location at Seabreeze, on the Peninsula, opposite 
Daytona, one hundred and ten miles south of Jacksonville. 

Newly Furnished, Modern Improvements, Electric Lights, Steam 
Heat, Colonial Piazza and the spacious Sun Parlor makes the hotel one 
of the finest on the East Coast. Rooms en suite, with or without private 
bath. Cuisine unexcelled. 

Rates, $3.00 per day and up. Special rate for week or season. 
Write for booklet. Capacity 230. 

Boating, Fishing, Hunting, Dancing, Bathing, and Permanent Or- 
chestra. 



J. GIMLICH, Owner 



GEO. H. BENNETT, Manager 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.)> St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



TOURIST RESORTS. 




The Pirves 

Ridgewood Avenue, Daytona., Fla.. 

MRS. J. B. HINSKY. Proprietress 



Telephone, 
Furnace Heat, 



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Electric Lights, 
Private Baths. 



New and Homelike Appointments 



J. W. WILKINSON, 



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^he ^eal Ej^rtate Man 



DAYTONA, FLORIDA 
SCHMIDT'S VILLA BS^^SnY.Yl^^ 




Facing Halifax River 

Sunny sooms, single or en suite, 
with or without bath. 
A cheerful, home-like hotel. 
Rates, $3.00 per day and upward. 



HENRY SCHMIDT. 



Proprietor 



AN OCEAN TRIP ON ONE OF THE COMMODIOUS STEAMERS OF 

The Mallory Steamship Line^ 

is the most enjoyable mode of travel to or from Florida. The GEORGIA- 
FLORIDA SERVICE is between BRUNSWICK, GA . and NEW YORK. 

Brunswick has direct rail connection with all Florida points. DELIGHTFUL 
TRIPS, both novel and new, are offered the Florida tourist for the return to 
the North or further journeyings South. Take boat from Miami to Key 
Wes*. or Port Tampa to Key West, where connection is made every Saturday 
with the Mallory Steamships reaching New York early on Tuesday following. 
For Illustrated Route Book, address 

C. H. MALLORY ®. CO.. 129 Front Street. New York, or 
A. W. PYE. Passenger Agent. 214 W. Bay St.. JACKSONVILLE. FLA. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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Orange City Mineral Spring Water 

ONE of the m~st important subjects if not the most important to tourists, is that of pure drinking 
water. A sufficient food supply is available almost an3rwhere, but pure drinking water is in many- 
places difficult to obtain. For people living in Florida and elsewhere and for tourists generally the 
serious problem of pure drinking water is happily solved by the utilizing of a spring by the Orange City 
Mineral Spring Co., at Orange City, Florida. This water has been found to be of special value in kidney 
complaints, rheumatism and other ills to which th° human system is subject. This fountain was discovered 
after penetrating to a depth of 100 feet, when the drill dropped 17 feet. The water issues from a depth of 
about 75 feet below the sea level. 

Bottling works are in operation, and the water is on the market. 

A further indisputable proof of its excellence was given by the St. Louis Official Award Ribbon Com- 
mittee by authority of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition, where the Orange City Mineral Spring Water was 
entered in competition with nearly all the famous Spring and Mineral waters known in the United States, 
including the famous Poland Springs, Me., the result being that the commissioners conceded to the Orange 
City Mineral Spring Water the highest possible award. 

The State Fair held at Jacksonville, Florida, in 1901, issued a diploma for the Orange City Mineral 
Springs Water, and this was the only award given any spring water displayed at the fair. 

The analysis of this water shows it to be practically pure, and as to health giving properties there is no water 
known that excels it. 

"A sanitary analysis of the Orange City Spring Water gives the following results : 

Parts per Million Parts per Million Parts per Million 

Free Ammonia, . . .00 Oxygen Consumed, . 1.05 Nitrates, .... 1.00 

Albuminoid Ammonia, .05 Nitrites, 00 

All data proves this water to be quite free from organic matters — to be a good, healthful, palatable 
drinking water, and one admirably adapted to use for domestic and general purposes. 

ERASTUS G. SMITH, Ph. D., Prof, of Chemistry, Beloit College, Beloit, Wis." 

THE ORANGE CITY MINERAL SPRING COMPANY, C. A. Bullen, Manager, ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA 

MILDRED VILLA 

First-class, modern house, overlooking the Halifax River. 
Gas lighted, well heated, table unexcelled. 

A. M. Watson. Proprietor ORMOND. FLORIDA 

RIVER VIEW HOTEL ^l^o^^^^I 

Situated on high ground overlooking the Indian River. Surrounded by a fine orange grove, andjt by an 
immense pine forest. The Highest, Healthiest, and Dryest spot in Florida. Electric lights, Baths, large 
Sulphur Swimming Pool. Best of Fishing, Hunting and Boating. All Northern help. An ideal Winter 
Home. Rates: $2.50 to $3.00. Booklet. W. G. LORE, Proprietor 

^ Stigge4:tion:- 

The next best thing to seeing Florida is to receive from a 
friend in Florida a copy of the beautiful book "Florida and 
Nassau in Sunlight Pictures," published by Foster & 
Reynolds, and sold everywhere on the East Coast. ^ J^ 

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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
"(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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New Rockledge Hotel 

AND COTTAGES, 

ROCKLEDGE ^ ^ ^ ^ FLORIDA. 

Situated in the Midst of a F\ill Bearing Orange Grove 
and Fronting on the Indian River. 




nORTHERN help selected for their efficiency from flrst-cIass summer resorts. 
During the past summer a large addition has been built to this hotel con- 
taining an assembly room and many rooms en suite with private bath. The 
public rooms have all been enlarged and the house steam heated, thus assuring 
former patrons and new guests greater comfort than ever before. The hotel 
affords, for the exclusive entertainment of its guests: Launches, boats for fishing, 
(no better fishing in the state), bowling alleys and a livery. = ^ = ^ =^ 

Rales, $3.00 per day and upward. Special weekly. First-class Orchestra. Casino. 



H. R. (Si P. A. SHARES, Proprietors. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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BEAUTIFULLY LOCATED ON THE BANKS OF 
THE INDIAN RIVER 

EAST COAST DEPOT ON HOTEL GROUNDS, 

Bearing OroLnge Groves 
Belonging to the PlazoL. 

Accommodations for 250. <^ Steam Heat, ^ Private Baths, 
Rates, $5.00 to $4.00 per Day. 

SPECIAL WEEKLY. 

H. R. ^ P. A. SHARES, Proprietors. 



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ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclssonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
.(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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YOUNG WOMEN S DORMITORY — JOHN B. STETSON UNIVERSITY. 

John B. Stetson University 

FOUR COLLEGES AND FIVE TECHNICAL SCHOOLS 

DeLand, Florida 

AFFILIATED WITH THE UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO 

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS.— The standards are those of the University of Chicago. Stetson's graduates 
receive their degrees from both Stetson and Chicago. See the Chicago and Stetson catalogs. 

COLLEGE OF LAW.— Graduates of this college are admitted to practice law in Florida without examination. 

COLLEGE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCHOOL OF MECHANIC ARTS.— Mechanical, Civil, Electrical 
Engineering and Manual Training courses leading to degrees. Fine new building, costly equipment. 

COLLEGE OF BUSINESS.— Banking in all its branches. Bookkeeping by best methods. Shorthand and Type- 
writing. Elective courses open in other departments. Large Faculty and commodious building. 

PREPAR.ATOR.Y ACADEMY.— Graduates prepared to enter Harvard, Yale, Princeton, Cornell, Michigan, 
Chicago and all first-class Colleges. 

NOR.MAL AND MODEL SCHOOLS.— 1. Kindergarten in its own building. 2. Primary and Grammar School 
in separate building. These Schools especially prepare Public School teachers. 

i4USIC SCHOOL. — A $10,000.00 pipe organ, a dozen pianos, separate building, large faculty, thorough courses of 
study. 

AR.T SCHOOL.— New Studio. Costly casts, models, etc. 
Stetson has a faculty of 48 professors and instructors. They hold degrees from the Universities of Chicago, Harvard, 
Yale, Dartmouth, Columbia, University of Pennsylvania, Bryn Mawr, Bucknell, University of Michigan, Dennison and 
other Universities. There are over $300,000.00 in buildings and equipment; nearly a quarter million dollar endowment; 
an endowed library of over 13,000 volumes ; a beautiful chapel with costly furnishings, including stained glass windows, 7 
oil paintings, a $10,000.00 pipe organ; a Gymnasium with complete apparatus ; an enclosed Athletic Field, running track, 
tennis courts, baseball diamond and gridiron, besides swimming, golf, rowing and other sports ; separate buildings for men 
and women ; five large laboratories for Chemistry, Physics, Bacteriology, Mineralogy and Biology ; several large museums 
and shops ; electric lights, electric bells, steam heat, cement walks, shell roads, broad avenues, spacious campus, shrubbery 
and trees ; social, literary, musical and other students' clubs ; star lecture courses ; Christian and not sectarian teaching. 
The location is beautiful and healthful, and the expenses are low. 

For catalogs, views, folders and information, address the President, 

LINCOLN HULLEY, A.M., Ph.D., DeLand, Florida. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
'(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Banli Bldg.), Havana (Prado\ Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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^s Harlan-in-the-Pines 



LAKE HELEN 
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LAKE HELEN AND THE HARLAN HOTEL 



Comfortable and homelike. All modern improvements and conveniences. Tennis, croquet, billiards, 
pool, hoveling and boating are provided for at the Harlan. A livery is connected with the housa. Conducted 
as a first-class family hotel, under same management as 1903 and 1904. Terms: $3.00 per day. 
$12 to $20 per week. M. B. MAHON. Prop. 

PUTNAM INN 

V. W. GOULD. Proprieior 

DeLand. - - Florida. 



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All the conveniences of the best hotel service 



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Send them a copy of the Standard Guide with its 
unique Coquina Cover and its hundred pictures 



ASK MR. FOSTER for funher information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised^ 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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Fountam City H ouse 

South Beach Street, Daytona, Florida 



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M. L. WAGMAN. Proprietor 
Also of ELMWOOD HALL. Saratoga Springs, N. Y. 

All modern improvements. Located on water front, fine view of the Halifax River. Rates, $2.00 to $3.00 a day. 



ONLY THE BEST 



TREID'S CAFE 

9 ^ 11 Hogan Street 

JACKSONVILLE 

Open Day and Night Everything in Season 

PUTNAM HOUSE, ^t^o^^ol 




Open from December to April Accommodations for 400 Guests 

Rates, $3.00 to $5.00 per Day Special Reduced Weekly Rattes. $15.00 and Upward 

Elevator, Electric Bells, Steam Heat and Private Baths. Palatka Heights Spring Water used exclusively in the hotel 
for all purposes, is soft and palatable and free from sulphur, and for purity and healthfulness is unexcelled. 
Palatka is the starting point for Ocklawaha and Upper St. Johns River Tours, and headquarters for Dunn's Creek and 
Rice Creek, Lake George and Crescent Lake Fishing Trips. 

L. H. <a W. A. MERRYDAY, Proprietors S. V. WARNER, Manager 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poicciana), Miami(First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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1906=" NEWPORT VILLAS " 

Dwellings, Stables and Unimproved Property for sale Villas, Stores, Offices and Studios for rent 

DeBLOIS (^ ELDRIDGE 

5 East Thirty-third Street, New York 152 Bellevue Ave., Newport, R. I. 



W. I. METCALF, Attorney-at-Law U. S. Commissioner GUY I. METCALF, Notary Public 

TROPICAL REAL ESTATE EXCHANGE 

AND FIRE INSURANCE AGENCY 

WEST PALM BEACH. FLA. 

Winter Homes and Choice Residence Sites. Furnished Rooms by the Week. Furnished 

Cottages for the Season. 



BRIGGS COTTAGE AND ANNEX. 



WEST PALM BEACH 
FLORIDA 



' Under the Pines " 



MRS. H. E. BRIGGS. Proprietress 



High-Class Boarding House. Modern Conveniences. Evernia Street, one and one half blocks from Lake 
Worth. No Consumptives Taken. 

y\.jK. Mr, Fojier 



THE VIRGINIA 



Clematis 
Avenue 
West Palm Beach, Florida 

MRS. A. L. HOUGH, Proprietress 
A select family home, having all modern improvements, 
electric lights, hot water, baths, etc. An excellent table 
and cosy rooms are a feature. Rates, $10 and $12 per week. 



^he SOUTHERN 

MIAMI, FLORIDA 

Centrally located. All modern improve- 
ments. Rates, $2.00 per day up. Special 
rates by the week. A. FORSELL- 



THE HOWARD 

DAYTONA, FLORIDA 

The finest rooming house on the East Coast, vi'ith 
all modern improvements. Centrally located. 

JOHN C. HOWARD, Prop. 



HOTEL LENOX 

Oi\ Lake Worth, Facing Roya.1 Poinciana 
WEST PALM BEACH. - FLORIDA 

Under new management. Thoroughly renovated. Every- 
thing first-class. Excellent Cuisine. Northern cookings 
Hot and cold baths. Modern conveniences. Accommo- 
dates 150 guests. Rates, $2.50 per day and upward. 



PALATKA, FLORIDA 

THE GRAHAM HOTEL 

Best and most convenient place in the city for those taking the OCKLAWAHA TRIP 

J. E. GANTT, Proprietor 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacltsonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Bf-ch 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington ( 1 333 Pennsylvania Ave.)» 



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HOTEL HIBISCUS, 




PALM BEACH 

FLORIDA 



Near the 

Royal 
Poinciana 



Superior table 
and service, 
comfortable 
rooms. Tran- 
sient rates 
$3.00 per day 
upward. Week- 
ly rates upon 
application. 



rhos.R.Moore 



The New Westmoreland Hotel 

Cor. Bay and Cedar Sts., Jacksonville, Fla. 

Centrally located. All Modern Improvements. All Street 
Cars Pass the Door. Rates, $2.00 per day and upward. 
Special by week. American Plan. 

MRS. A. J. WALKER, Proprietress 

PARK HOUSE 

MAITLAND. FLORIDA 

A delightful homelike house, charmingly situated between 
three lakes. Artesian well of purest water. Plenty of 
oranges. Good hunting and fishing. New steel boats, free 
to guests. Rates, $2.00 to $2.50 per day, $10 to $15 per week. 
B. G. GATES. Manager 

Ask Mr. Foster 

For further information of the resorts 
and routes and other interests adver- 
tised in this book, at the Standard 
Travel Offices, Havana, Miami, Palm 
Beach, St. Augustine, Jacksonville, 
Washington :: :: :: :: 

NO FEES ASKED OR ACCEPTED 




CANDIES. 

COCOA AND 

CHOCOLATES. 



ONE REASON y^Wi-e^fUa^^i^ PRODUCTS 
MAINTAIN THEIR POPULARITY WITH THOSE 
WHO DEMANDTHE BESTGOODS IS THAT 
'^^ce^^T-/ STANDARD OF QUALITY 
IS NEVER LOWERED 
IN ORDER TO JOIN THE RACE FOR QUANTITY 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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FOSTER & REYNOLDS, 
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is the only Daily Society Paper published 
in Florida. It receives by wire, and prints 
every morning the Stock Reports and im- 
portant news despatches, and contains all 
the Society Nev/s of the Palm Beach 
Colony. 

THE NEWS is sold at the dining-room 
door at the Hotel Royal Poinciana and at the 
Breakers every morning at breakfast time, ten 
hours in advance of the arrival of any other 
daily paper. 

We are confident that we are not claiming 
too much when we say that the NEWS is 
read by all the Winter visitors at Palm Beach 
and is therefore the best advertising mediutn 
that can be used by those who wish to reach 
these people. 

For sample copy and advertising rates address g 

Dean Publishing Co., i 

Publishers PALM BEACH DAILY NEWS, | 

PALM BEACH, FLA. I 

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at ihe Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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HOTEL "THE PALMS, 



95 WEST PALM BEACH 

Ng Ng FLORIDA Ne se 




A homelike hotel, well appointed, giving the comforts without the cost of the more expensive ones. Fronting on beautiful 
Lake Worth, opposite the Royal Poinciana Hotel. Enlarged this year by a four-story stone addition, making it one of 
the attractive hotels of West Palm Beach. Excellent fishing in Lake Worth, also in the bodies of fresh water three 
quarters of a mile away. White waitresses and cooks from the famous White Mountain hotels are employed, insuring 
first-class service to guests. Electric lights and bells throughout the hotel. Private and public baths. The hotel remains 
open until May 1. Rates, $2.50 per day upward. For further particulars address 

HOTEL "THE PALMS." West Palm Beach. Florida 




"ANTHONY 



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(4 Stores) 



Our Line of Outing Shoes, Light 
Weight Clothing, Straw Hats and 
Men's Furnishings superior to any 
shown in the South. =^ 



Palm Beach 
W. Palm Beach 
Daytona 
Miami, Fla. 



Anthony's Shoes 

are 
Silent Salesmen 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed m:;tter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 1 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



TOURIST RESORTS. 



Give Me Facts of 
What You Want 

I am Responsible for My Reply and 
Will Stand the Closest Investigation 
As to Character, Responsibility, etc. 

E. A, WADDELL 

MIAMI, FLORIDA 

REAL ESTATE 

Information Bureau 

Manager for the Cutler Estate and Others 
Also City and Country Property 

Florida Lands of All Description on the EAST 
and WEST COASTS 

Cosmopolitan in My Dealings and Invite Correspon- 
dence or sl Personatl Interview 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldi?.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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S£ Everglade Hotel 

MIAMI. FLORIDA 

New Stone Annex with large rooms and private baths. 
Located in Central Part of the City; one block from Post 
Office, Royal Palm Park. River and Bay. 

Rates, $2.50 and up per day 
Special by the Week ^ v^ v^ 



R. S. FLANAGAN. Proprietor 

Miami 
Automobile Co. 

Miami, Florida 



Headquarters for the only first-class Cars for Hire. Storage, 
Repairing and Supplies. Garage near Post-Office, Thir- 
teenth Street. Take the Miami Automobile Co. Cars, they 
don't break down. Phone 199. 



THE OAKS 

Corner 13th Street and Avenue B 

One block from Royal Palm Hotel 

Facing Royal Palm Park $2.50 per day and up 

N. B. MacGRIFF, Proprietor 



THE BAY VIEW 

UNDER NEW MANAGEMENT 

Next to Terminal Pier. Opposite Depot. No carriage 

necessary. All modern improvements. Fine view of Ba/. 

Rates $2.00 per day and up 

CHARLES MacKILLIP, Proprietor 



LAKESIDE HOTEL 

(ON lake: WEIR) 

Most beautifully situated, 85 feet above surface of Lake, 
in high rolling pine region. Best of hunting and fishing. 
Orange grove free to guests. Rates, $7.00 to $8.00 per week. 
Modern improvements. Illustrated booklet. 
L. T. CLAWSON. Prop., Weirsdale, Florida 



March Villas, MidLini 

215 13th St., Opposite Royal Palm Park 
117 9th St., on Biscayne Bay 

Private baths Distilled watc r for drinking 

MRS. W. C. MARCH, Proprietress 



Cbe Peacock Tnn 

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RATES $2.50 PER DAY 



YEAR 
AND UP 



G. F. SCHNEIDER & SON, Props. 



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lET, homelike, and adapted to persons seeking rest 
and the beauties of this perfect climate and life on 
Biscayne Bay, The most southerly hotel on th: 
mainland. Tropical fruits, trees and vegetation. Sea-bathing 
all winter. The finest fishing and sailing in the world. Good 
cooking and cleanliness our specialty. Fine place for con 
valescents, but no consumptives admitted. :: :: :: " 

SEND FOR ILLUSTRATED BOOKLET 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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MINNEAPOLIS 

MIAMI. FLORIDA 

Now open in the charming Ciiy of 
Miami, in the extreme south of Florida 

Located on Seventh St. between 

Avenue B and Avenue C 
MRS. E. A. RUSSELL, of Minneapolis.Minn. 

Mrs. Russell will be pleased to entertain her friends from Minne- 
apolis and elsewhere, in her new home in the Southland. 




Pine Top Camp 

Thirty-five Miles by Steamer 
Below Kissimmee 



Quail, Snipe, Deer, Bear. The best fishing in 
Florida. Terms, $10 per week. 
Ns^ S^ N^ 

C. (SL L. P. BLOW 



^f. ALTAMONTE 

ALTAMONTE SPRINGS, ^ FLORIDA 

Pure spring water. Good shooting and 
fishing. Abundance of oranges from our 
own grove. Northern white service. 
Rates, $4 per day. $14 to $21 per week. 

Suinmer Hotel: 

Pearl Point, on Lake George. N. Y, 

J. G. a.nd H. R. STUART 



HOTEL KISSIMMEE 

KISSIMMEE. FLORIDA 

One hundred and sixty miles south of Jacksonville. Fine 
gjlf links, f.ee to guests. Best of hunting and fishing. 

$2.50 aLnd $3.00 per da.y 
$10.00 to $15.00 per week 

Send for Booklet 

H. C. CHAPMAN. Proprietor 




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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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HOTEL ROYAL PALM 



Fort Myers, F 1 o r i d ©l 




Situated on the Caloosahatchee River among large 
Orange and Grapefruit Groves, in the garden spot of Florida. 
Orange trees 60 and 70 years old on the hotel grounds. 
First Prize for Citrus Fruit. The finest hunting and fishing. 

The spring v^ater on the hotel property, in connexion 
with the dry climate, has made many rheumatic cures. Blue 
Ridge (Va.) Spring w^ater free to guests. 

Term, $4.00 per day and up. Send for booklet. 

Atlantic Coast Line Sleeper leaves Jacksonville every 
evening for Fort Myers. 



PHILIP F. BROWN. Manager 



= Also Proprietor Blue Ridge Springs, Virginia = 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave ) 

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"THE GEM OF THE WINTER. RESORTS. 



HOTEL BELLEVIEW coSes 

BELLEAIR. FLORIDA 





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"THE CENTRE OF WINTER. GOLF." 

Fishing. Sailing, Bathing, Hunting, Driving. 

Illustrated booklet on aLpplication. Address, B. H. YARD, Manager. 



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TAMPA BAY HOTEL 

TAMPA, FLORIDA 

The Tampa Bay Hotel is of Moorish-Spanish architecture, surrounded by beautiful grounds 
filled with tropical plants, fruits and flowers. Splendid water outlook. 

Original cost of this magnificent hostelry over $3,000,000. 

Absolutely fireproof — built of concrete, brick and steel. 

Recently leased by a strong hotel company and will be managed by men of wide hotel 
experience. 

A large sum has been expended in renovating and refitting what was already the greatest 
resort hotel in Florida. 

Automobile rides to Ybor City, with its famous Spanish restaurants, theatres and dance halls. 

Tampa Bay Hotel reached by Seaboard Air Line Railway and short automobile transfer, or 
the Atlantic Coast Line Railway. 

For further information apply to 

DAVID LAUBER. MANAGER. TAMPA. FLORIDA 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank BldgOj Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



TOURIST RESORTS. 



HOTEL BLANCHE 

LAKE CITY. FLORIDA 

A modern brick hotel of 52 rooms, 
neatly furnished, spacious halls, hot 
and cold baths, electric lights and 
bells, comfortable and homelike "^ 

N^ S§ V^ 

Lake City, 60 miles west of Jacksonville, 
208 feet above the sea, has a charming 
winter climate, dry and soft air, and is very 
healthy, (death rate only 7 to 1,000 for the 
past 10 years.) Fine fishing, good duck 
shooting and splendid quail shooting. 
Rates reasonable, $2.00 to $4.00 per day, $10.50 to $25 per week. Monthly rates special. Write 
D. E. WHETSTONE, Lake City, Florida 




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THOSE intending to travel will find it to their interest to communicate with Raymond & 
Whitcomb Co. , whose patrons include the better class of the American traveling public. 
This firm maintains, at large expense, a bureau for supplying the traveling public with 
information about resorts, their hotels and attractions, the best routes for reaching them, the 
cost of railway and steamship tickets to all parts of the world, and other needful information. 
Detailed itineraries of contemplated trips will be prepared on request ; these will give the train 
service, the names of hotels, places where the time can be spent to the best advantage, etc. ; 
in brief, such information as is needed by every traveler. 

Special vestibuled trains to Mexico, California and the Pacific Coast, equipped with 
dining, library, observation and sleeping cars with private rooms, are provided exclusively by 
this firm, and are intended for the convenience and comfort of the most fastidious. The time 
schedules are arranged to include the interesting scenery by daylight. 

Tours to Florida, Mexico, West Indies, Porto Rico, Europe, JoLpan, 
Around the World, etc. Railroad and SteaLinship Tickets. Priva.te 
CaLrs. Foreign Money, Letters of Credit, Travelers' Cheques. ^ 5 

RAYMOND <a WHITCOMB COMPANY 

(Established 1879.) 

TOURS AND TICKETS EVERYWHERE 



BOSTON: 
PHILADELPHIA: 



NEW YORK: 25 Union Square 
306 Washington Street PITTSBURG; 
1005 Chestnut Street 



Park Building, Fifth Ave. 
133 Jackson Boulevard 



CHICAGO; 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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TOURIST RESORTS. 



NEW SANFORD HOUSE 

On the S\. Johns River ^ SANFORD, FLORIDA 




Beautifully located on the St. Johns River. Steam heat, open grate fires. Experienced Northern white help. Excellent 
fishing and shooting. Rates $2.50 per day. G. G. ACKERMAN, Proprietor. 



The Hotel and Cottages at Suivanee Springs are 
Modem in every respect. The ONL Y health re- 
sort in the world giving free mineral baths both 
hot and cold. 




Fox, Coon and 'Possum 
hunting, grand plunge 
and swimming pool, 
beautiful drives, trap- 
shooting, billiards and 
tennis. n 



The Finest Quail Shooting on the Amer- 
ican Continent. ^ Write for Booklet. 



Su>vanee Springs Hotel and Cottages 
on Suw^anee River 



JOHN S. BOWEN, 

General Manager 

Suwanee, Florida 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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tShe GREAT SOUTHERN 

GULFPOR.T, MISS. 




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Opened July 25, 1903. Steam Heat, Electric Lights, Elevator, Orchestra. Hot 

and cold water and telephone in every room, and all modern appointments. 

-GAGE, Cl.A'RK., Manager = 



THE MONTICELLO 

NORFOLK. VIRGINIA 




An Absolutely Modern 
and Fireproof Hotel 

Situated at the corners of City 
Hall Avenue, Granby Street 
and Monticello Avenue. Con- 
tains every feature of the 
builders' art which conduces 
to the comfort, safety and plea- 
sure of the traveling public. 

Fine Cafes 
Pleasant Rooms 
Every Convenience 
Superb Dining Room 

CHAS.H.CONSOLVO 

Manager 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Banii Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

•91 



TOURIST RESORTS. 




MECKLENBURG 

at CHASE CITY, VA. 

On Southern Railvv^ay. ninety miles south 
of Richmond, Va. 






THE MECKLENBURG is a new and up-to-date hotel, steam 
heated, electric lighted and first class in every respect. All out- 
side rooms and perfect ventilation. 18,000 acres of game preserves. The 
finest Mydriatic Department in the South, every known bath, including the 
Schott System of Nauheim baths. Just the place to break your homeward 
trip. Table and service unsurpassed. The celebrated mineral waters for 
which this place is noted, received the highest awards at the Chicago 
World's Fair and St. Louis Exposition. For further information ask 
MR. FOSTER or address MECKLENBURG MINERAL SPRINGS CO., Chase City. Va. 



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Oe Read l^ouse, 



Site of the Historic Criitciifleld House. 



ARTESIAN 
WELL WATER 

USED 

THROUGHOUT 

THE HOTEL. 

PRIVATE 

BATHS. 





CHATTANOOGA, 

TENN. 

Opposite Union Depot 



FINEST 

TURKISH 

BATH-ROOMS 

IN 

THE SOUTH. 

PORCELAIN 

LINED TUBS. 

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ElectHc Cars pass the notel for Cookout mountain, 

mission RJdflC, Uallombrosa and all suburbs. « « EUROPEAN plan, $1.00 and up. 

SAWL R. READ, - - - PROPRIETOR. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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NATURAL BRIDGE,VIRGINIA 

ONE OF THE WONDERS OF THE WORLD 

Situated in the midst of picturesque scen- 
ery, high up between the Blue Ridge and 
Allegheny Mountains. 

A place of pilgrimage for tourists from all 
paits of the world. 

HOTELS OPEN ALL THE YEAR, 

with accommodations for 200 guests. Ex- 
cellent in appointments, cuisine and service. 
Fine Orchestra, Excellent Livery, Saddle 
Horses a specialty. 

An ideal resort for health, rest and pleasure. 

Directly on the line of the Shenandoah Val- 

Jl ley Division of the N. & W. Ry., and the 

^^ James River Division of the C. & O. Ry. 

Union Station. 

For booklet, rates, etc., address 

C. H. PAXTON. Manager, Natural Bridge. Vac. 




Narragansett 
Pier 



THE NEW MATHEWSON 



Rhode 
IslaLnd 




A Magnificent Modern Hotel for Those 
who Appreciate High-Class Service 
and Environment. Situated Directly 
Facing the Ocean ^« ^ V* 

Open June 25 to 
September 15. 1906 

Finest surf bathing. No annoyance from 
mosquitoes. Good fishing and sailing. 
Excellent macadam roads. Golf and tennis. 
Pure spring water from the Mathewson 
Spring. Telephone in every room. Elec- 
tric lights. Elevators. Orchestra. Quarter 
mile piazza promenade. Large number 
new bathrooms have been added. Hand- 
some illustrated book free. 

S. W. and E. I. MATHEWSON 

Managers 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
^Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.)- 



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BATTERY PARK HOTEL S COTTAGES 



ASHEVILLE, 



NORTH 
CAROLINA. 




'THIS MAGNIFICENT HOTEL is situated in private park in the center of Asheville, the most attractive 
•■• resort in America. Fine Golf Links, Excellent Orchestra, Superb Scener>. Good Macadam Roads. 
No consumptives received. Illustrated Booklet free. 



2). C. WADDELL, Jr.. Proprietor. 



F. -K. BATJB^'. Manager. 




MARGO TERRACE 

Corner H8k.ywood St. and French Broad Ave. 

ASHEVILLE, N. C. 

The most desirable location in Asheville. 

The wide veranda and sun parlor command the finest 
views of mountains and surrounding country. 

Margo Terrace is conducted as a select family hotel, is 
handsomely furnished, modern throughout, affording lovely 
rooms with private bath ; excellent table. Moderate rates. 

Address, 

P. H. BRANCH. Proprietor 
Asheville, N. C 



WRIGHT'S HOTEL 

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA 

Cor. Plain and Richardson Streets 
A HOTEL 



With all modern conveniences. Steam heat and open fireplaces. Rooms en suite with bath and toilet. 
Public baths and toilets on each floor. Large Sample Rooms. $2.50 to $4.00 per day. Special rates by 
Letters of inquiry promptly answered. 

W. C. WRIGHT. Proprietor 



week or month. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Banis Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.X 

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X^E MANOR ^^^^^^"^^"^ ''A^-K- * 



ASHEVILLE 5 NORTH CAROLINA 



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THE MANOR, open the year round, is neither a hotel nor a boarding house; it differs 
from both. It is unique in itself. It provides a perfectly comfortable place to live, at- 
tractive in its surroundings, complete but modest in its appointments, and carrying that air of 
refinement essential to the comfort of cultivated people. The Manor has come to be known 
as the most home-like public house in the South, and is particularly adapted for persons 
making a prolonged stay in the mountains. Cottages in connection are rented by room, or 
suite, or entire cottage. The table is good. Electric lights, steam heat and open wood fire- 
places. Golf, tennis and other amusements. For further information, address 

ALBEMARLE PARK COMPANY, Asheville. N. C. 



Victoria Inn 



ASHEVILLE 

J^orlh Carolina 




OPEN ALL THE YEAR. 

Altitude 2500 feet. Fine spring water. Modern in appointment. Select and homelike. 80 Bedrooms. Fine walks 
and drives. Unsurpassed views. Short distance from street car line. 
Rates |3.50 per day and upward ; $12.50 per week and upward. Send for Booklet. 

MRS. A. D. MAR.TIN, Proprietress. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 1 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciaha), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST RESORTS. 



Flat Rock 

North Carolina 



Heidelberg House 

An Ideal Winter and Spring Resort for Refined People 

{a) Situated amid the most picturesque 
of the "Over hills of Ottaray." 

(b) Beautiful lake and mountain views. 

(c) Well built and equipped house 

(steam heat, open fires, private 
baths) . 

{d) Luxurious table, elegant and home- 
like appointments. 

{e) Sixty-acre park, lawns, terraces, 
shrubberies. 

(/) Elevation 2,221 feet above the sea. 

{^) Climate dry, equable and invigor- 
ating. 

(h) Country life with city comforts. 

(/) Golf, tennis, boating, shooting, fishing, riding, driving. 

(;■) Easy of access, one mile from station (Asheville & Spartanburg Branch of Southern Railway) . 

(k) Open throughout the year. 

Write for Booklet and Rates to 

ARTHUR R. GUERARD. M. D.. - - Proprietor 




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TRYON, 



NORTH CAROLINA 



Is one of the Best Equipped Hotels in the South 



a Private and Public Baths, Gas, Electric Bells, Steam Heat and Sun Parlor, st 

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J? No place more healthy or desirable as a resting place, between ^ 

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^ F. E. HELLEN - - - ... PROPRIETOR « 



TRYON, NORTH CAROLINA, or MELROSE HIGHLANDS, MASS. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 



WATERMAN'S IDEAL FOUNTAIN PEN 

This Fountain Pen is the standard writing instrument of the world, everywhere known and recommended by experts 
to be the best. It excels in simplicity of construction, in the quality of the materials used, and in perfection of workman- 
ship. The most important feature is the improved Spoon Feed, which conducts the ink from the reservoir to the gold pen 
with absolute uniformity and certainty, and without danger of blotting. Holders are made in a great variety of styles and 
sizes, and prices are given for pens and holders complete, with an ink-filler and a box to hold them. 

No. 24 
Chased 




No. 14 
Plain 



No. 14 
Silver 
Filled 



No. 14 
Chased 




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Waterman's Ideal Is easy to fill, easy to clean, never gets out of order, writes without fail or flood, is always to be 
distinguished as genuine by the word " Ideal " stamped on the pen. 

Dealers everywhere keep a good assortment, and pens may be exchanged to suit the individual hand at any of our pen offices. 

L. E. WATERMAN CO.. 175 Broadway. New York 

8 School Street, Boston 160 State Street, Chicago 136 St. James Street, Montreal 



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CHOCOLATE 
BONBONS 

ARE 

Pure, Uniform, Superfine, 
DELICIOUS 



LOWNEY'S delicate bonbons are made of the costliest materials to be had. Those covered 
with light coatings from Ceylon cocoa beans have a smooth, mild flavor. Most Northerners prefer 
our rich, dark coating made from South American beans. 

FOR SALE THROUGHOUT THE SOUTH 

THE WALTER M. LOWNEY CO., Boston, Mass. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices; Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami(First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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The latest instrument of the oldest and most suc- 
cessful makers of piano playing devices is the 

AngelMs Piatno 




IT CONSISTS of an excellent upright piano entirely within the case of 
which is installed the mechanism of the Angelus. It is no larger 

than an ordinary piano and has practically the same appearance. As 
the tone and touch are not impaired, this instrument is perfectly satis- 
factory to the accomplished musician who plays it by the keyboard, as 
well as to everyone who plays it by means of the perforated rolls. 

We introduced the Angelus in 1895 and for the past ten years we 
have been constantly improving and developing our piano player to its 
present point of superiority. 

The Angelus Piano is our latest product and is the result of our 
years of experience and success. 

When the Angelus is built within the case of a Knabe Piano the 
instrument is styled the Knabe-Angelus. 

Write for beautiful catalogue and the name of our nearest local 
agency. 



THE WILCOX ®. WHITE COMPANY 



Bstablished 1876 

Meriden, Connecticut, U. S. A. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of tlie Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.)» St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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PRIZES 




Awarded by the International Jury at St. Louis 




Two Hundred and Two Entries of 
Singer Sewing=Machines in Fourteen Groups 



AS FOLLOWS 



Group 17. 

Group 28. 

Group 34. 

Group 35. 

Group 38. 
Group 43. 
Group 44. 
Group 51. 
Group 53. 



Singer Machines for Book and Pamphlet 
Stitching. 

Singer Machines for Book and Pamphlet 
Stitching. 

Singer Machines for StHching Bags, 
Brushes, Trunks and Fine L eather Articles. 
Singer Machines for Stitching Rubber, 
Leather and Canvas Beltirig. 
Cabinet Work for Singer Machines. 
Singer Machines for Stitch<ng Carpets. 
Singer Machines for Stitching Upholstery. 
Singer Machines for Making Trimmings. 
Singer Machines for Family Use, for Mak- 
ing Hats of Felt and Straw, for Button- 
holes, for Seaming Clothiiig, for Ladies' 
Skirts, for Parallel Rows of Stitching, for 
Multiple Tucking, for Singl« Tucking, for 
Lap Seam Felling, for Coat Pads, for Cord- 
ing, for Serging, for Barring and Tacking. 



Group 53. Singer Machines for Vamping and Seam- 
ing Shoes, for Heel Seams, for Shoe 
Linings, for Tacking Shoes, for Stitching 
Gloves, for Corset Manufacture, Folding 
and Pressing Strips, for Winding Bobbins, 
for Sewing Knit Goods, Attaching But- 
tons, for Shirts, Collars and Cuffs, for 
Hemstitching, for Making Eyelets and 
Bags, for Umbrella and Parasol Manu- 
facture, for Sewing Straw, for Smocking, 
for Making Buffing Wheels. 

Group 58. Singer Machines for Laces, Embroideries 
and Tapestries. 

Group 72. Singer Machines for Stitching Carriage 
Dashes and Mud Guards. 

Group 73. Singer Machines for Stitching Harness. 

Group 75. Singer Machines for Stitching Sails. 

Group 82. Singer Machines for Stitching Strainer 
Cloths for Oil Mills. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 




The Leading Cars of America 



Pope Toledo Gasoline 
Touring C^lfs 

45 H. P., 4 Cylinder, $6,000 

20 H. P., 4 Cylinder, 2,800 

35-40 H. P., 4 Cylinder, 3,500 

POPE MOTOR CAR CO. 

Toledo, Ohio 



Pope Hartford Gaso- 
line Touring Cars 

18 H. P., 2 Cylinder Opposed, $1,600 
20-25 H. P., 4 Cylinder Vertical, 2,500 

POPE MFG. CO. 

Hartford, Conn. 



POPE WAVERLY ELECTRICS 

The World's Highest Types of Pleasure and 
Utility Vehicles 



Road Wagons 
Delivery Wagons 



Station Wagons 
Stanhope 



Surreys 
Coupe-Top-Chelseas, etc. 



TRUCKS BUILT ON SPECIFICATIONS Or PURCHASER 



Pope Motor Car Coanpany 

Indianapolis, Indiana 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclisonville (210 Hogan St.)) St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.).. 

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HUNTING RIFLES FOR BIG. GAME. 

There are many makes of hunting rifles, but only one that is always reliable : 
that's the Winchester. V/inchester Repeating Rifles repeat. They don't jam, 
catch or fail to extract. On your big-game hunting trip, don't handicap yourself 
with an unreliable rifle — take a W inchester. They are made in calibers suitable 
for all kinds of hunting and in styles and weights to meet a wide diversity of 
tastes. Winchester Rifles and W^in Chester Cartridges are made for one another. 

FREE: Send name and address on a postal card for our large illustrated catalogue. 

WINCHESTER REPEATING ARMS CO., - - - - NEW HAVEN, CONN. 





MOOSE HUNTING REQUIRES 
EXPERIENCE. 

EXPERIENCED HUNTERS 
ALWAYS USE LAFLIN & RAND 
SMOKELESS POWDERS. 

"LIGHTNING" FOR HIGH POWER 
RIFLES. "SHARPSHOOTER" FOR 
BLACK POWDER RIFLES. 

Laflin & Rand Powder Company 
New York City 



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TURKEYS HAVE YOUR 

CARTRIDGES LOADED WITH 

DU PONT SMOKELESS. WINNER 

OF HIGH PROFESSIONAL AND 

HIGH AMATEUR 

AVERAGES IN 1904. 



E. 1. Du Pont Company 
Wilmington, Delaware 




CHEST. 




SHOTGUNS AND SHELLS 

Winchester Repeating Shotguns and Win- 
chesterShotgun Shells are just as reliable and 
satisfactory for bird shooting as Winchester 
Rifles and Winchester Cartridges are for big 
game hunting, and sportsmen kno\A^ this 
means as perfect an equipment as can be 
made. You can spend a great deal more 
money for a shotgun than a W^inchester will 
cost you, but you cannot get a better shooting 
or better wearing gun, no matter whatyou pay. 
W^inchester "Brush" Shells are something 
new and desirable for bird shooting. They 
are so loaded that, without the sacrifice of 
velocity, penetration, or uniformity, they will 
make an open and even pattern at from 25 to 
3oyards in choke bore guns. WinchesterGuns 
and Winchester Shells are sold everywhere. 

FREE: Our large Illustrated Catalogue. 

Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn. 



ASK MR. FOSTER (or further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (2 10 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciaoat, Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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Swiss Milk 



Chocolate 



Irresistibly Delicious 

and as 
WLolesome as Bread and uuHer^ 




Cool, Autumn days spent out of doors bring "that 
hungry feeling" which nothing will satisfy but PETER'S. 

Men like it because it makes a convenient and wholesome lunch. 
Women — because it is so delicious and dainty. 
Children — because it is the only sweet of which mother says, "eat 
all you want; it is as wholesome as bread and butter." avoid imitatioxs 

LAMONT. CORLISS (Si CO. Sole Importers. 78 Hvidson St.. New York 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 




"KING OF THEM ALL" 

and the most unique business proposition that the man who shaves himself has ever faced. 
One of the many reasons for its success is because it has thoroughly, convincingly, and scien- 
tifically solved the shaving problem and is fast eradicating the barber habit with its expense 
and discomfort. 

The Gillette Safety Razor is different mechanically from any razor made, and is techni- 
cally superior, as hundreds of thousands of Gillette shavers will gladly attest. 

Let the Gillette theory convince you as it has others. 

No matter how tender your face or how wiry your beard, the Gillette Safety Razor will 
give a clean, even, and velvety shave without fear of cutting or irritating the skin. 

Standard Set— Triple Silver-Plated Holder. Special Set— Quadruple Gold-Plated Holder 

IN VELVET-LINED CASES 

Each Razor Set has 12 thin, flexible, highly-tempered, and keen 
double-edged blades. These blades are sharpened and ground 
by a secret process. 

10 New Double-Edged Blades, 50 Cents 




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20 Sharp Edges. Each Blade giving from 
20 to 40 Smooth and Delightful Shaves 



Exact size of a CiUette Blade. 



Ask your dealer for the " Gillette." 

you. Accept no substitute. 



He can procure it for 



WARNING ! _ The Gillette Patent No. 775,134 covers all razors having a thin detach- 
able blade requiring means for holding and stiffening, but not requiring stropping or 
honing by the user. 

BEWARE OF INFRINGEMENTS 

Write to-day for our interesting booklet which explains our 30-da.y Free TriaLl 

Offer. Most dealers make this offer ; if yours does not, we will. 



uILLlTIl oALlO LUIYIrANY, 42d street and Broadway"' NEW YORK %i^Sj^<^ 




ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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THE STANDARD GUIDE. 




The WATSON & NEWELL CO. 

ATTLEBORO, MASS. 

9s. Sterling Silver Articles 

is an absolute guarantee of the highest stan- 
dard of quality both in workmanship and in 
material. ::::::: 

WATSON & NEWELL CO. have the largest 
line of Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoons in 
America. ::::::: 

The Watson S, J^e^ell 
Goods are Sold at .... 

THE NATIONAL REMEMBRANCE SHOP. WasKington, D. C. 

THE FLORIDA REMEMBRANCE SHOP, Jacksonville. Fla. 

EL UNICO GIFT SHOP. St. Augustine, Fla. 

THE BOOK SHOP, Palm Beach, Fla. 

HAVANA REMEMBRANCE SHOP, 99 Prado, Havana, Cuba 

And by reliable dealers in Sterling Silver Wares throughout the Country 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
<Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

105 



TOURIST RESORTS. 




This picture sho\vs a group of Ketchum's Pictorial Books 

/The cigar box and magazines are in the picture only\ 
\to show, by comparison, how large the books are./ 

George W. Ketchum's Illustrated Pictorial Books 

will be found in the following populatr 

SUMMER AND WINTER RESORT HOTELS 



Hotel Champlain Bluff Point, N. Y. 

Hotel Aspinwall Lenox, Mass. 

Poland Spring House So. Poland, Me. 

The Mount Washington Bretton Woods, X. H. 

The Mount Pleasant Bretton Woods, N. H. 

Paul Smith's Hotel Paul Smith's, i\. Y. 

Loon Lake Hotel Loon Lake, N. Y. 

The Ruisseaumont Lake Placid, N. Y. 

The Stevens House Lake Placid, N. Y. 

Grand View Hotel Lake Placid, N. Y. 

Whiteface Inn Lake Placid, N. Y. 

The Equinox House Manchester, Vt. 

Maplewood Hotel White Mountains, N. H. 

The Profile House White Mountains, N. H. 

Hotel Ampersand Saranac Lake, N. Y. 

New Frontenac 1.000 Islands, N. Y. 

New Sagamore Hotel Lake George, N. Y. 

Grand Union Hotel Saratoga, X. \. 

United States Hotel Saratoga, X. Y. 

Long Beach Hotel Long Beach, L. I. 

Hotel Au Sable Chasm.. Au Sable Chasm, X. Y. 

The Vendome Boston. Mass. 

Hotel Victory.. .Putin-Bay Island, Lake Erie, O. 



Hotel Ponce de Leon St. Augustine, Fla. 

Hotel Alcazar St. Augustine, Fla. 

Hotel Ormond Ormond, Fla. 

Hotel Royal Poinciana Palm Beach, Fla. 

The Breakers Palm Beach, Fla. 

Hotel Royal Palm Miami, Fla. 

Hotel Colonial X^assau, N. P. 

The Bon Air Augusta, Ga. 

Piney Woods Hotel Thomasville, Ga. 

The Carolina Pinehurst, N. C. 

The Belleview Bellaire, Fla. 

Tampa Bay Hotel Tampa Bay, Fla. 

Magnolia Springs Hotel. . .Magnolia Springs, Fla. 

New St. Charles Hotel X^ew Orleans, La. 

X'^ew \\'indsor Hotel Jacksonville, Fla. 

The De Sota Hotel Savannah, Ga. 

Hotel Key West Key West, Fla. 

Hotel Chamberlin Fortress Monroe, Va. 

Battery Park Hotel Asheville, N. C. 

New Homestead Hotel Hot Springs, Va. 

Green Park Hotel Green Park, N. C. 

Tate Springs Hotel Tate Springs, E. Tenn. 



Also placed in the leading Family Hotels in New York City. 

Also placed on the popular Hudson River Steamboats between Troy and Albany and New York. 

Also on the Lake George and Lake Champlain Steamboats. 

Also on Clyde Line and Savannah Line Steamships. 



GEORGE W. KETCHUM'S ILLUSTRATED PICTORIAL BOOKS 

are unique, interesting and entertaining, and the guests at resort hotels have ample time and opportunity to, and find 
much pleasure in looking through these books, which are pictures from cover to cover. Hotel proprietors in the North 
may show photographs of their hotels, golf links, etc., in books placed in Southern hotels and vice versa. The books are 
given good positions in the hotels, and are looked through by well-to-do people almost entirely. There is no better place 
for a hotel proprietor to advertise than in Ketchum's Pictorial Books. 

For further particulars regarding these'books, rates for advs., etc., address, 

GEORGE W. KETCHUM, 3 Park Place, New York City 

Troy Address: Troy Dally Tinnes, Troy, N. Y. 

ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jaclcsonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami(FiPst National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST ROUTES. 



The Western Railway of Havana, Limited 




The Only Railway Company 

gra-nting free traLnsporta^tion for 
settlers and their household effects 



The picturesque route through the famous tobacco plantations 

of Vuelta Abajo, 



Magnificent mountain scenery and tropical foliage. 

Excellent deer and bird shooting within easy reach of lin?. 

Comfortable coaches and good hotel accommodation. 

Excursion to Pinar del Rio and back easily accomplished 

in one day. 






For full information and printed matter, apply to 
THE MANAGER. 

&Ae Western Railway of Havana 

HAVANA, CUBA 



City Ticket Office. FOSTER ®. REYNOLDS, 99 Prado. Authorized Agents at Havana 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST RESORTS. 



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The Largest Aristocratic and Commercial Hotel in the City. 
- -^-^-i Favorite Headquarters for Tourists.- im 

Ca-ble Address: PaLsa-je, Ha-va-naL. 

URBANO GONZA^LEZ & COMPANY, Proprietors. 



j Santiago dc Cuba and Jamaica 

All Year Service by the Steamers of the Canada-Jamaica S. S. Co. 

Winter Tourist Service making day trips twice a week each way by the special palatial turbine 
steamer 

"TUR.BINI A ' 

Only six hours between Santiago and Port Antonio, Jamaica, and the entire run from San- 
tiago to Kingston by daylight. 



All particulars can be obtained from the f oUowingr Agents : 

Foster & Reynolds, 99 Prado, Havana; The United Railroad Offices, Havana ; G. Lawton Childs & 
Co., Havana ; Cuba Railway Co., Santiago de Cuba ; Brooks & Co., Santiago de Cuba ; United 
Fruit Co., Port Antonio, Jamaica; George & Branday, Kingston, Jamaica; Offices of the 
Canada-Jamaica Steamship Co., at Kingston, Jamaica; Halifax, N. S.; St. John, N. B.; 
Montreal, P. Q., and the Head Offices at Toronto, Canada. 



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ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST RESORTS. 



Gran Hotel Inglaterra 

The Leading Hotel of Havana 
PRADO AVENUE. FACING CENTRAL PARK 



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Passenger Elevator 

(Otis) 

All Languages 
Spoken 

Interpreters Meet 
Steamers and Trains 

MANUEL LOPEZ 

Proprietor 



Sobrinos de Herrera 

STEAMSHIP LINE 



T. O. "Boje 215. 



Telegraph "Herrera. 



Six ships per month from Havana to Cuban ports, saiHng 
about the 5th, 8th, loth, 15th, 20th, 25th and 30th. For Santo 
Domingo and Porto Rico ports, one steamer per month, 
leaving about the 8th. 



Finest Steamers. Comfortable 
Accomfnodation^ and Good Kood. 



General Office. 6 San Pedro, HAVANA, CUBA 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 

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TOURIST RESORTS. 



THE ALCAZAR 

Prado Ave. and Dragones Si. 
HAVANA, CUBA 

Situated on the Prado; finest location in the city, facing the India and 
Colon Parks, near the Cuba R. R. Depot. Best electric car facilities to 
all parts of the city and suburbs". 

Conducted on the American Plan, moderate rates. 

Interpreters will meet all steamers, and attend to the wants of guests 
in every detail. 

W. B. SKIRVING. Proprietor 



Telefono Num. 781 



Proprietor : A. PETIT, successor to Edouard Chaix. 



RESTAURANT "PARIS 



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O'REILLY No. 14, HAVANA 

This well-known restaurant of world-wide renown is the favorite resort of all persons appreciating a first- 
class taole, and the only one which supplies the very best French and Spanish cooking at reasonable 
prices. 






Florida^Nassau 
SunlighifPictures 

VIEWS in black and white and color, picturing St. Augus- 
tine, the Ocklawaha, Ormond, Daytona, Rockledge, Palm 
Beach, Miami, and Nassau, superbly printed on porcelain 
finish plate paper, with an artistic cover in harmonious tones. 
Published by Foster & Reynolds and commended to the 
attention of persons of discerning taste as something which 
they may wisely choose for a memento of days in Florida. 

For sale everywhere, in hotels, on trains, and in the shops. 



ASK MR. FOSTER for further information and printed matter of the Hotels, Routes and Resorts here advertised, 
at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami (First National Bank Bldg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Offices: Jacltsonville (210 Hogan St.). St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach 
(Facing Royal P.oinciaoa), Miami (First National Bajnk :Bldg.), Way^tv? (^/ftda), Wasfeington (1 333 Pennsylvania Ave.). 






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FLORIDA'S 
FAMOUS 
TRAINS 



R.OUTE 

ATLANTIC 
COAST LINE 



Pre-emii\ent for superior train service 
For fast a.r\d relia-ble schedxiles 
For smooth and substantial roadway 
that give that feeling of safety 



NEW YORK, - 
BOSTON, - 298 Washington Street 
PHILADELPHIA. 31 South Third Street 
BALTIMORE, Cor. Light ®. German Sts. 
WASHINGTON. 601 Pennsylvania Ave. 



OFFICES 
1161 Broadway RICHMOND. 



838 East Main Street 
JACKSONVILLE. 138 West Bay Street 
TAMPA, - 510 Franklin Street 

SAVANNAH, - - De Soto Hotel 
CHARLESTON, - Charleston Hotel 



H. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager W. J. CRAIG, Gen. Pass. A^t. 
WILMINGTON, N. C. 



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at the Standard Guide Travel Of fees: Jacksonville (210 Hogan St.), St. Augustine (Cordova Corner), Palm Beach| 
(Facing Royal Poinciana), Miami(Fir5t National Bank BIdg.), Havana (Prado), Washington (1333 Pennsylvania Ave.)J 



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